The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis harmonizes nuclear dynamics in the presence of distinct abiotic factors

C Cornell, V Kokkoris, B Turcu, J Dettman… - Fungal Genetics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are widespread obligate root symbionts that assist
plants in obtaining nutrients and protection against environmental stresses. In the model …

Nuclear dynamics in the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

V Kokkoris, F Stefani, Y Dalpé, J Dettman… - Trends in Plant …, 2020 - cell.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are plant root symbionts that continuously carry
thousands of nuclei in their spores and hyphae. This unique cellular biology raises …

[HTML][HTML] Homo- and Dikaryons of the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Rhizophagus irregularis Differ in Life History Strategy

EU Serghi, V Kokkoris, C Cornell, J Dettman… - Frontiers in plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are obligate plant symbionts that have the potential to
improve crop yield. These multinucleate organisms are either “homokaryotic” or “dikaryotic” …

[HTML][HTML] Host identity influences nuclear dynamics in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

V Kokkoris, PL Chagnon, G Yildirir, K Clarke, D Goh… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are involved in one of the most ecologically
important symbioses on the planet, occurring within the roots of most land plants. 1 …

[HTML][HTML] Stochastic nuclear organization and host-dependent allele contribution in Rhizophagus irregularis

J Van Creij, B Auxier, J An, RY Wijfjes, C Bergin… - BMC genomics, 2023 - Springer
Background Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are arguably the most important symbionts of
plants, offering a range of benefits to their hosts. However, the provisioning of these benefits …

Resolving the haplotypes of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi highlights the role of two nuclear populations in host interactions

J Sperschneider, G Yildirir, Y Rizzi, M Malar C… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are prominent root symbionts with a multinucleate
cytoplasm that can carry thousands of nuclei deriving from two parental strains and varying …

[HTML][HTML] Single nucleus sequencing reveals evidence of inter-nucleus recombination in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

ECH Chen, S Mathieu, A Hoffrichter… - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
Eukaryotes thought to have evolved clonally for millions of years are referred to as ancient
asexuals. The oldest group among these are the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), which …

Generation of unequal nuclear genotype proportions in Rhizophagus irregularis progeny causes allelic imbalance in gene transcription

C Robbins, J Cruz Corella, C Aletti, R Seiler… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) form mutualisms with most plant species. The model
AMF Rhizophagus irregularis is common in many ecosystems and naturally forms …

[HTML][HTML] Spore development and nuclear inheritance in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

J Marleau, Y Dalpé, M St-Arnaud, M Hijri - BMC evolutionary biology, 2011 - Springer
Background A conventional tenet of classical genetics is that progeny inherit half their
genome from each parent in sexual reproduction instead of the complete genome …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi heterokaryons have two nuclear populations with distinct roles in host–plant interactions

J Sperschneider, G Yildirir, YS Rizzi, M Malar C… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are prominent root symbionts that can carry thousands
of nuclei deriving from two parental strains in a large syncytium. These co-existing genomes …