[HTML][HTML] Genome plasticity in Candida albicans: A cutting-edge strategy for evolution, adaptation, and survival

IE Mba, EI Nweze, EA Eze… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Candida albicans is the most implicated fungal species that grows as a commensal or
opportunistic pathogen in the human host. It is associated with many life-threatening …

Organellar introns in fungi, algae, and plants

J Mukhopadhyay, G Hausner - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Introns are ubiquitous in eukaryotic genomes and have long been considered as 'junk
RNA'but the huge energy expenditure in their transcription, removal, and degradation …

A chimeric nuclease substitutes a phage CRISPR-Cas system to provide sequence-specific immunity against subviral parasites

ZK Barth, MHT Nguyen, KD Seed - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Mobile genetic elements, elements that can move horizontally between genomes, have
profound effects on their host's fitness. The p hage-inducible chromosomal island-l ike e …

Nuclease genes occupy boundaries of genetic exchange between bacteriophages

ZK Barth, DT Dunham, KD Seed - NAR Genomics and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Homing endonuclease genes (HEGs) are ubiquitous selfish elements that generate targeted
double-stranded DNA breaks, facilitating the recombination of the HEG DNA sequence into …

Giant GAL gene clusters for the melibiose‐galactose pathway in Torulaspora

A Venkatesh, AL Murray, AY Coughlan, KH Wolfe - Yeast, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In many yeast species, the three genes at the centre of the galactose catabolism pathway,
GAL1, GAL10 and GAL7, are neighbours in the genome and form a metabolic gene cluster …

Improvement of Torulaspora delbrueckii Genome Annotation: Towards the Exploitation of Genomic Features of a Biotechnologically Relevant Yeast

C Santiago, T Rito, D Vieira, T Fernandes, C Pais… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the most commonly used yeast in wine, beer, and bread
fermentations. However, Torulaspora delbrueckii has attracted interest in recent years due to …

[HTML][HTML] WHO elements–A new category of selfish genetic elements at the borderline between homing elements and transposable elements

M Osborne, A Fubara, EÓ Cinnéide… - Seminars in Cell & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Homing genetic elements are a form of selfish DNA that inserts into a specific target site in
the genome and spreads through the population by a process of biased inheritance. Two …

Natural trait variation across Saccharomycotina species

JJT Wang, JL Steenwyk, RB Brem - FEMS Yeast Research, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Among molecular biologists, the group of fungi called Saccharomycotina is famous for its
yeasts. These yeasts in turn are famous for what they have in common—genetic …

Genome Analysis of a Newly Discovered Yeast Species, Hanseniaspora menglaensis

AP Ryan, M Groenewald, MT Smith, C Holohan… - Journal of Fungi, 2024 - mdpi.com
Annual surveys of Irish soil samples identified three isolates, CBS 16921 (UCD88), CBS
18246 (UCD443), and CBS 18247 (UCD483), of an apiculate yeast species within the …

Wild yeast isolation by middle-school students reveals features of populations residing on North American oaks

R Yeager, LR Heasley, N Baker… - G3: Genes …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Features of the natural life cycle of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae were
crucial to its domestication as a laboratory experimental model, especially the ability to …