Adaptive immunity in jawed vertebrates relies on the assembly of antigen receptor genes by
the recombination activating gene 1 (RAG1)–RAG2 (collectively RAG) recombinase in a …

Considerable progress in our understanding of yeast genomes and their evolution has been
made over the last decade with the sequencing, analysis, and comparisons of numerous …

DNA transposons are defined segments of DNA that are able to move from one genomic
location to another. Movement is facilitated by one or more proteins, called the transposase …

Cell differentiation in yeast species is controlled by a reversible, programmed DNA-
rearrangement process called mating-type switching. Switching is achieved by two …

Domestication is an excellent model for studies of adaptation because it involves recent and
strong selection on a few, identified traits [1–5]. Few studies have focused on the …

Fission yeasts are an ancient group of fungal species that diverged from each other from
tens to hundreds of million years ago. Among them is the preeminent model organism …

Throughout history, the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has played a central role in human
society due to its use in food production and more recently as a major industrial and model …

The domestication of transposable elements has repeatedly occurred during evolution and
domesticated transposases have often been implicated in programmed genome …

Cell type in budding yeasts is determined by the genotype at the mating-type (MAT) locus,
but yeast species differ widely in their mating compatibility systems and life cycles. Among …

Many aspects of the genomes of yeast species in the family Saccharomycetaceae have
been well conserved during evolution. They have similar genome sizes, genome contents …