Article
Repetitive Elements Contribute to the Diversity and Evolution of Centromeres in the Fungal Genus Verticillium.
mBio - 8 Sept 2020
Seidl Michael F, Kramer H Martin, Cook David E, Fiorin Gabriel L, van den Berg Grardy C M, Faino Luigi, Thomma Bart P H J
Abstract excerpt
Centromeres are chromosomal regions that are crucial for chromosome segregation during mitosis and meiosis, and failed centromere formation can contribute to chromosomal anomalies. Despite this conserved function, centromeres differ significantly between and even within species. Thus far, systematic studies into the organization and evolution of fungal centromeres remain scarce. In this study, we identified the...
Topics
- Ascomycota
- Centromere
- Chromatin
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Fungal
- High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
- Mitosis
- Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
- Sequence Analysis, DNA