ABSTRACT DNA methylation is an epigenetic mark that plays an important role in genetic
regulation in eukaryotes. Major progress has been made in dissecting the molecular …

The regulation of virulence in plant-pathogenic fungi has emerged as a key area of
importance underlying host infections. Recent work has highlighted the role of transcription …

Background The pinewood nematode is the causal agent of the pine wilt disease, which
causes severe ecological and economic losses in coniferous forests. The invasion of pine …

5-methylcytosine (5mC) is a widespread silencing mechanism that controls genomic
parasites. However, in many eukaryotes 5mC has gained complex roles in gene regulation …

Transposable elements (TEs) are widespread across eukaryotic genomes, yet their content
varies widely between different species. Factors shaping the diversity of TEs are poorly …

The evolution of organisms has been a subject of paramount debate for hundreds of years
and though major advances in the field have been made, the precise mechanisms …

Fungal plant pathogens pose a significant threat to biodiversity and food security worldwide.
This threat is aggravated by their rapidly evolving genomes that adapt to evade host plant …

Genomics has revolutionised the study of the biology of parasitic diseases. The first
Eukaryotic parasite to have its genome sequenced was the malaria parasite Plasmodium …

Centromeres are constricted chromosomal regions that are essential for cell division. In
eukaryotes, centromeres display a remarkable architectural and genetic diversity. The basis …

DNA methylation mediates organisms' adaptations to environmental changes in a wide
range of species. We investigated if a such a strategy is also adopted by Fusarium …