Effector gene reshuffling involves dispensable mini-chromosomes in the wheat blast fungus
Newly emerged wheat blast disease is a serious threat to global wheat production. Wheat
blast is caused by a distinct, exceptionally diverse lineage of the fungus causing rice blast …
blast is caused by a distinct, exceptionally diverse lineage of the fungus causing rice blast …
Multiple Translocation of the AVR-Pita Effector Gene among Chromosomes of the Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe oryzae and Related Species
I Chuma, C Isobe, Y Hotta, K Ibaragi, N Futamata… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Magnaporthe oryzae is the causal agent of rice blast disease, a devastating problem
worldwide. This fungus has caused breakdown of resistance conferred by newly developed …
worldwide. This fungus has caused breakdown of resistance conferred by newly developed …
Genomic surveillance uncovers a pandemic clonal lineage of the wheat blast fungus
Wheat, one of the most important food crops, is threatened by a blast disease pandemic.
Here, we show that a clonal lineage of the wheat blast fungus recently spread to Asia and …
Here, we show that a clonal lineage of the wheat blast fungus recently spread to Asia and …
The evolution of orphan regions in genomes of a fungal pathogen of wheat
C Plissonneau, A Stürchler, D Croll - MBio, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Fungal plant pathogens rapidly evolve virulence on resistant hosts through mutations in
genes encoding proteins that modulate the host immune responses. The mutational …
genes encoding proteins that modulate the host immune responses. The mutational …
Genomic rearrangements generate hypervariable mini-chromosomes in host-specific isolates of the blast fungus
T Langner, A Harant, LB Gomez-Luciano… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Supernumerary mini-chromosomes–a unique type of genomic structural variation–have
been implicated in the emergence of virulence traits in plant pathogenic fungi. However, the …
been implicated in the emergence of virulence traits in plant pathogenic fungi. However, the …
Breakage-fusion-bridge cycles and large insertions contribute to the rapid evolution of accessory chromosomes in a fungal pathogen
D Croll, M Zala, BA McDonald - PLoS Genetics, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Chromosomal rearrangements are a major driver of eukaryotic genome evolution, affecting
speciation, pathogenicity and cancer progression. Changes in chromosome structure are …
speciation, pathogenicity and cancer progression. Changes in chromosome structure are …
Evolution of the wheat blast fungus through functional losses in a host specificity determinant
Y Inoue, TTP Vy, K Yoshida, H Asano, C Mitsuoka… - Science, 2017 - science.org
Wheat blast first emerged in Brazil in the mid-1980s and has recently caused heavy crop
losses in Asia. Here we show how this devastating pathogen evolved in Brazil. Genetic …
losses in Asia. Here we show how this devastating pathogen evolved in Brazil. Genetic …
Differential loss of effector genes in three recently expanded pandemic clonal lineages of the rice blast fungus
SM Latorre, CS Reyes-Avila, A Malmgren, J Win… - BMC biology, 2020 - Springer
Background Understanding the mechanisms and timescales of plant pathogen outbreaks
requires a detailed genome-scale analysis of their population history. The fungus …
requires a detailed genome-scale analysis of their population history. The fungus …
A fungal wheat pathogen evolved host specialization by extensive chromosomal rearrangements
Fungal pathogens can rapidly evolve virulence towards resistant crops in agricultural
ecosystems. Gains in virulence are often mediated by the mutation or deletion of a gene …
ecosystems. Gains in virulence are often mediated by the mutation or deletion of a gene …
Finished Genome of the Fungal Wheat Pathogen Mycosphaerella graminicola Reveals Dispensome Structure, Chromosome Plasticity, and Stealth Pathogenesis
SB Goodwin, S Ben M'Barek, B Dhillon… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
The plant-pathogenic fungus Mycosphaerella graminicola (asexual stage: Septoria tritici)
causes septoria tritici blotch, a disease that greatly reduces the yield and quality of wheat …
causes septoria tritici blotch, a disease that greatly reduces the yield and quality of wheat …