… that there are at least two spore killer genes on chromosome III of CBS5557. To narrow
down the genomic regions containing the spore killer genes, we performed multiple rounds of …

… the genes of the Spok gene family underlie the Psk spore killers (49), and the relationship
between the Spok gene family … two genes of the Spok gene family, Spok1 and Spok2, as novel …

… Although we currently only have two examples of spore killing gene family expansion, they
both suggest that the prevailing forces promote diversification into independent drivers, rather …

… represent true spore killer gene families, or recent co-option of domestic gene families requires
… These observations lead us to hypothesize that gene family expansion of killer meiotic …

… of identified meiotic drive genes. Here, we analyze the evolution of the wtf gene family of
Schizosaccharomyces pombe that contains both killer meiotic drive genes and suppressors of …

… Spore killers are specific genetic elements in fungi that kill … The gene family was poorly
characterized, but several … of the wtf gene family act as autonomous spore-killing elements, …

… spore killer protein Spok1, which has homologues throughout the fungal tree of life, acts via
DNA disruption. Spok1 is only the second spore killer … will be conserved in this gene family. …

… RNase T1 is the best known representative of a large family of ribonucleolytic proteins …
within a universally conserved sequence of the large rRNA gene, known as the sarcin–ricin loop. …

… An imbalance of Slx and Sly copy numbers in hybrids or knockdown of either gene family …
the phenotypes of mutants in which the gamete (or spore)-specific component is absent. In …

… two new Spok genes (Spok3 and Spok4) that are both spore killers. … gene family underlies
the Psks. The combination of Spok genes at different chromosomal locations defines the spore …