Claudio Slamovits
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Sep 14
Comparative analyses of saprotrophy in Salisapilia sapeloensis and diverse plant pathogenic oomycetes reveal lifestyle-specific gene expression.
Comparative analyses of saprotrophy in Salisapilia sapeloensis and diverse plant pathogenic oomycetes reveal lifestyle-specific gene expression.
FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 2020 Sep 12;:
Authors: de Vries S, de Vries J, A…
Sep 13
Methylation Pattern and Expression Dynamics of Methylase and Photosystem Genes Under varying light Intensities in Fugacium kawagutii (Symbiodiniaceae)
Previous studies have documented extensive methylation of CpG islands and abundant methyltransferase gene (DNMT) in Fugacium kawagutii (formerly Symbiodinium kawagutii) genome. However, whether DNA methylation plays a role in regulating gene expression in this and other dinoflagellates remains unclear. Here, we characterized gene body methylation levels using methylation-specific PCR (MS-PCR) and bisulfite sequencing PCR (BSP) and measured transcriptional levels for three photosystem genes in F….
Sep 12
Comparative analyses of saprotrophy in Salisapilia sapeloensis and diverse plant pathogenic oomycetes reveal lifestyle-specific gene expression
Oomycetes include many devastating plant pathogens. Across oomycete diversity, plant-infecting lineages are interspersed by non-pathogenic ones. Unfortunately, our understanding of the evolution of lifestyle switches is hampered by a scarcity of data on the molecular biology of saprotrophic oomycetes, ecologically important primary colonizers of dead tissue that can serve as informative reference points for understanding the evolution of pathogens. Here, we established Salisapilia sapeloensis as…
Sep 12
Comparative analyses of saprotrophy in Salisapilia sapeloensis and diverse plant pathogenic oomycetes reveal lifestyle-specific gene expression
Oomycetes include many devastating plant pathogens. Across oomycete diversity, plant-infecting lineages are interspersed by non-pathogenic ones. Unfortunately, our understanding of the evolution of lifestyle switches is hampered by a scarcity of data on the molecular biology of saprotrophic oomycetes, ecologically important primary colonizers of dead tissue that can serve as informative reference points for understanding the evolution of pathogens. Here, we established Salisapilia sapeloensis as…
Sep 09
Consequences of Stability-Induced Epistasis for Substitution Rates.
Related Articles Consequences of Stability-Induced Epistasis for Substitution Rates. Mol Biol Evol. 2020 Sep 08;: Authors: Youssef N, Susko E, Bielawski JP Abstract Do interactions between residues in a protein (i.e., epistasis) significantly alter evolutionary dynamics? If so, what consequences might they have on inference from traditional codon substitution models which assume site-independence for the …
Sep 06
Microbial co-occurrence network analysis of soils receiving short- and long-term applications of alkaline treated biosolids.
Related Articles Microbial co-occurrence network analysis of soils receiving short- and long-term applications of alkaline treated biosolids. Sci Total Environ. 2020 Aug 12;751:141687 Authors: Price GW, Langille MGI, Yurgel SN Abstract Agricultural soils are inherently disturbed systems where organic matter additions are considered to enhance microbial community structure and resilience. High-throughput sequencing of community was …
Sep 05
An unexpectedly complex mitoribosome in Andalucia godoyi, a protist with the most bacteria-like mitochondrial genome.
Related Articles An unexpectedly complex mitoribosome in Andalucia godoyi, a protist with the most bacteria-like mitochondrial genome. Mol Biol Evol. 2020 Sep 04;: Authors: Valach M, Alcazar JAG, Sarrasin M, Lang BF, Gray MW, Burger G Abstract The mitoribosome, as known from studies in model organisms, deviates considerably from its ancestor, the bacterial ribosome. Deviations …
Sep 04
Barthelonids represent a deep-branching metamonad clade with mitochondrion-related organelles predicted to generate no ATP.
Related Articles Barthelonids represent a deep-branching metamonad clade with mitochondrion-related organelles predicted to generate no ATP. Proc Biol Sci. 2020 Sep 09;287(1934):20201538 Authors: Yazaki E, Kume K, Shiratori T, Eglit Y, Tanifuji G, Harada R, Simpson AGB, Ishida KI, Hashimoto T, Inagaki Y Abstract We here report the phylogenetic position of barthelonids, small anaerobic flagellates …
Sep 01
Respiratory and desiccation constraints during encapsulated intertidal development of the marine gastropod Acanthina monodon.
Related Articles Respiratory and desiccation constraints during encapsulated intertidal development of the marine gastropod Acanthina monodon. Mar Environ Res. 2020 Aug 20;161:105120 Authors: Chaparro OR, Salas-Yanquin LP, Büchner-Miranda JA, Pechenik JA, Gray MW, Navarro JM, Cubillos VM Abstract Acanthina monodon commonly deposits its egg capsules in the intertidal zone. Capsule aerial exposure during low-tide can …
Aug 24
Lateral Gene Transfer Mechanisms and Pan-genomes in Eukaryotes.
Lateral Gene Transfer Mechanisms and Pan-genomes in Eukaryotes. Trends Parasitol. 2020 Aug 19;: Authors: Sibbald SJ, Eme L, Archibald JM, Roger AJ Abstract Lateral gene transfer (LGT) is well known as an important driver of genome evolution in bacteria and archaea, but its importance in eukaryote evolution has yet to be fully elucidated. There is …