The progress made in the molecular characterization of the mating types in several
filamentous ascomycetes has allowed us to better understand their role in sexual …

Sexual reproduction enables genetic exchange in eukaryotic organisms as diverse as fungi,
animals, plants, and ciliates. Given its ubiquity, sex is thought to have evolved once, possibly …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

The recognition of compatible mating partners in the basidiomycete fungi requires the
coordinated activities of two gene complexes defined as the mating-type genes. One …

▪ Abstract Mating type genes regulate sexual compatibility and sexual reproduction in fungi.
This review focuses on recent molecular analyses of well-characterized mating systems from …

Mating type (MAT) genes were cloned from three members of the Gibberella/Fusarium
complex that differ in reproductive mode: heterothallic G. fujikuroi, homothallic G. zeae, and …

Developing new regulation of existing genes is likely a key mechanism by which organismal
complexity arises in evolution. To examine plasticity of gene regulation over evolutionary …

Evolution of gene regulation is an important contributor to the variety of life. Here, we
analyse the evolution of a combinatorial transcriptional circuit composed of sequence …

Sexual reproduction requires sensing the environment to find a mate, and mating engages a
complex machinery for information exchange between individuals, cells, nuclei …

This chapter provides an up‐to‐date review of complex cellular transition steps in
Pezizomycotina, from the differentiation of reproductive cells to the development of the …