Photolithotrophs are divided between those that use water as their electron donor
(Cyanobacteria and the photosynthetic eukaryotes) and those that use a different electron …

Polyploidy, or whole-genome duplication (WGD), is a recurrent mutation both in cell
lineages and over evolutionary time. By globally changing the relationship between gene …

Little is known about the active positioning of transcripts outside of embryogenesis or highly
polarized cells. We show here that a specific G1 cyclin transcript is highly clustered in the …

The filamentous fungus Ashbya gossypii is a cotton pathogen transmitted by insects. It is
readily grown and manipulated in the laboratory and is commercially exploited as a natural …

Saccharomyces cerevisiae and S. uvarum are two domesticated species of the
Saccharomyces sensu stricto clade that diverged around 100 Ma after whole-genome …

Whole-genome sequencing, particularly in fungi, has progressed at a tremendous rate. More
difficult, however, is experimental testing of the inferences about gene function that can be …

Regulation of development and entry into sporulation is critical for fungi to ensure survival of
unfavorable environmental conditions. Here we present an analysis of gene sets regulating …

Haploid budding yeast has two mating types, defined by the alleles of the MAT locus, MAT a
and MAT α. Two haploid cells of opposite mating types mate by signaling to each other …

Background Comparative genomics brings insight into sequence evolution, but even more
may be learned by coupling sequence analyses with experimental tests of gene function …

Selective antibacterial peptides containing less than 30 amino acid residues, cationic, with
amphipathic properties, have been the subject of several studies due to their active …