Transposable elements (TEs) are a major source of genetic and regulatory variation in their
host genome and are consequently thought to play important roles in evolution. Many fungal …

Genomic plasticity enables adaptation to changing environments, which is especially
relevant for pathogens that engage in “arms races” with their hosts. In many pathogens …

Genomes store information at scales beyond the linear nucleotide sequence, which impacts
genome function at the level of an individual, while influences on populations and long-term …

Transposable elements (TEs) impact genome plasticity, architecture, and evolution in fungal
plant pathogens. The wide range of TE content observed in fungal genomes reflects diverse …

Transposable elements (TEs) contribute to intraspecific variation and play important roles in
the evolution of fungal genomes. However, our understanding of the processes that shape …

Abstract Background Verticillium dahliae (Vd) and Verticillium albo-atrum (Va) are
cosmopolitan soil fungi causing very disruptive vascular diseases on a wide range of crop …

Sexual recombination drives genetic diversity in eukaryotic genomes and fosters adaptation
to novel environmental challenges. Although strictly asexual microorganisms are often …

Plant pathogens continuously evolve to evade host immune responses. During host
colonization, many fungal pathogens secrete effectors to perturb such responses, but these …

The activity of transposable elements (TEs) contributes significantly to pathogen genome
evolution. TEs often destabilize genome integrity but may also confer adaptive variation in …

Genome evolution is driven by the activity of transposable elements (TEs). The spread of
TEs can have deleterious effects including the destabilization of genome integrity and …