Background Antagonistic co-evolution can drive rapid adaptation in pathogens and shape
genome architecture. Comparative genome analyses of several fungal pathogens revealed …

Previous evolutionary reconstructions have concluded that early eukaryotic ancestors
including both the last common ancestor of eukaryotes and of all fungi had intron-rich …

The widely accepted hypothesis postulates that the first spliceosomal introns originated from
group II self-splicing introns. However, it is evident that not all spliceosomal introns in the …

Genome analyses have revealed a profound role of hybridization and introgression in the
evolution of many eukaryote lineages, including fungi. The impact of recurrent introgression …

The genus Claviceps has been known for centuries as an economically important fungal
genus for pharmacology and agricultural research. Only recently have researchers begun to …

The rapid adaptive evolution of microbes is driven by strong selection pressure acting on
genetic variation. How adaptive genetic variation is generated within species and how such …

Transposable elements (TEs) are DNA sequences capable of transpositions within the
genome and thus exerting a considerable influence on the genome functioning and …

Many fungal plant pathogens have dynamic genomic architectures that can contribute to
rapid evolution and adaptation to new niches. Zymoseptoria tritici, an important fungal …

Spliceosomal introns are pervasive in eukaryotes. Intron gains and losses have occurred
throughout evolution, but the origin of new introns is unclear. Stwintrons are complex …

Two apparently irreconcilable models dominate research into the origin of eukaryotes. In
one model, amitochondrial proto-eukaryotes emerged autogenously from the last universal …