Repeat‐induced point mutation and other genome defense mechanisms in fungi

E Gladyshev - The fungal kingdom, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Mobile DNA, comprising both active and decaying copies of transposable elements (TEs), is
present in nearly all living organisms. Although fungal genomes tend to be significantly …

The evolutionary significance of RNAi in the fungal kingdom

C Lax, G Tahiri, JA Patiño-Medina… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
RNA interference (RNAi) was discovered at the end of last millennium, changing the way
scientists understood regulation of gene expression. Within the following two decades, a …

The RNAi universe in fungi: a varied landscape of small RNAs and biological functions

S Torres-Martínez… - Annual Review of …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
RNA interference (RNAi) is a conserved eukaryotic mechanism that uses small RNA
molecules to suppress gene expression through sequence-specific messenger RNA …

FoQDE2-dependent milRNA promotes Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense virulence by silencing a glycosyl hydrolase coding gene expression

M Li, L **e, M Wang, Y Lin, J Zhong, Y Zhang… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that regulate protein-coding gene
expression primarily found in plants and animals. Fungi produce microRNA-like RNAs …

Challenges and Opportunities Arising from Host–Botrytis cinerea Interactions to Outline Novel and Sustainable Control Strategies: The Key Role of RNA Interference

M Spada, C Pugliesi, M Fambrini… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The necrotrophic plant pathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea (Pers., 1794), the causative agent
of gray mold disease, causes significant losses in agricultural production. Control of this …

Genome-wide exonic small interference RNA-mediated gene silencing regulates sexual reproduction in the homothallic fungus Fusarium graminearum

H Son, AR Park, JY Lim, C Shin, YW Lee - PLoS genetics, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Various ascomycete fungi possess sex-specific molecular mechanisms, such as repeat-
induced point mutations, meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA, and unusual adenosine-to …

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 …

RNA interference in fungi: retention and loss

FE Nicolás, V Garre - The Fungal Kingdom, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
RNA interference (RNAi) is a mechanism conserved in eukaryotes that represses gene
expression by means of small noncoding RNAs (sRNAs) of about 20 to 30 nucleotides (nt) …

The interaction of fungi with the environment orchestrated by RNAi

JM Villalobos-Escobedo, A Herrera-Estrella… - Mycologia, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The fungal kingdom has been key in the investigation of the biogenesis and function of small
RNAs (sRNAs). The discovery of phenomena such as quelling in Neurospora crassa …

RNA-dependent RNA polymerases regulate ascospore discharge through the exonic-sRNA-mediated RNAi pathway

W Zeng, J Lin, J **e, Y Fu, Y Lin, T Chen, B Li, X Yu… - Mbio, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Ascospores, forcibly released into the air from perithecia, are the primary inoculum for
Fusarium head blight. In Fusarium graminearum, the biological functions of four RNA …