Identification of small RNAs associated with meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA

TM Hammond, WG Spollen, LM Decker, SM Blake… - Genetics, 2013 - academic.oup.com
In Neurospora crassa, unpaired genes are silenced by a mechanism called meiotic
silencing by unpaired DNA (MSUD). Although some RNA interference proteins are …

Complex Formation of RNA Silencing Proteins in the Perinuclear Region of Neurospora crassa

LM Decker, EC Boone, H Xiao, BS Shanker… - Genetics, 2015 - academic.oup.com
In Neurospora, genes not paired during meiosis are targeted by meiotic silencing by
unpaired DNA (MSUD). Here, our bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) study …

[HTML][HTML] RNA silencing in fungi: mechanisms and applications

H Nakayashiki - FEBS letters, 2005 - Elsevier
Two RNA silencing-related phenomena, quelling and meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA
(MSUD) have been identified in the fungus Neurospora crassa. Similar to the case with the …

Properties of unpaired DNA required for efficient silencing in Neurospora crassa

DW Lee, KY Seong, RJ Pratt, K Baker, R Aramayo - Genetics, 2004 - academic.oup.com
The presence of unpaired copies of a gene during meiosis triggers silencing of all copies of
the gene in the diploid ascus cell of Neurospora. This phenomenon is called meiotic …

Sixteen years of meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA

TM Hammond - Advances in genetics, 2017 - Elsevier
The filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa possesses a process called meiotic silencing by
unpaired DNA (MSUD). MSUD has a remarkable ability to scan homologous chromosomes …

An RNA recognition motif-containing protein functions in meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA

DA Samarajeewa, P Manitchotpisit… - G3: Genes …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA (MSUD) is a biological process that searches pairs of
homologous chromosomes (homologs) for segments of DNA that are unpaired. Genes found …

A DEAD-box RNA helicase mediates meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA

VT Sy, EC Boone, H Xiao, MM Vierling… - G3: Genes …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
During the sexual phase of Neurospora crassa, unpaired genes are subject to a silencing
mechanism known as meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA (MSUD). MSUD targets the …

Small RNA-Mediated Gene Silencing in Neurospora

Y Dang, Z Zhang, Y Liu - Fungal RNA biology, 2014 - Springer
Neurospora crassa is a filamentous fungus that serves as a eukaryotic model system for the
study of many important biological processes. One of the earliest known examples of RNA …

Detection of unpaired DNA at meiosis results in RNA‐mediated silencing

MJ Hynes, RB Todd - Bioessays, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
During meiosis, homologous chromosomes must pair in order to permit recombination and
correct chromosome segregation to occur. Two recent papers 1, 2 show that meiotic pairing …

QIP, a Component of the Vegetative RNA Silencing Pathway, Is Essential for Meiosis and Suppresses Meiotic Silencing in Neurospora crassa

DW Lee, R Millimaki, R Aramayo - Genetics, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Among the processes that play essential roles in both genome defense and organism
survival are those involved in chromosome comparison. They are acutely active in the …