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Do TE activity and counteracting genome defenses, RNAi and methylation, shape the sex lives of smut fungi?
Plant signaling & behavior - 1 Apr 2013
Laurie John D, Linning Rob, Wong Philip, Bakkeren Guus
Abstract excerpt
The availability of three genomes from smut fungi differing in mating, TE load, and genome defense mechanisms, allowed a comparative analyses and a discussion on evolutionary forces shaping them. A complex balance of selective forces seems at play. A bipolar mating system in Ustilago hordei promotes selfing, advantageous for successful niche occupation but favoring accumulation of repetitive DNA, including TEs....
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