Extensive horizontal transfer of transposable elements shapes fungal mobilomes

2025/12/05 by Josje Romeijn, Iñigo Bañales, Michael Seidl +1 · 1 voice · 4 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Chromosomal and Genetic Variations #Protist diversity and phylogeny #Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

paper · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.012

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• MycoMobilome: a community-focused non-redundant database of transposable element consensus sequences for the fungal kingdom. [europepmc]
• Interconnected worlds: a comprehensive review of fungal defenses, antimicrobial resistance, and their evolutionary dynamics. [europepmc]

Discussions

• 🍄Transposon traffic in the mycocosmos🍄 Fascinating work reveals extensive horizontal TE transfer across fungi (@jromeijn.bsky.social, Iñigo Bañales & @mfseidl.bsky.social; doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...). [bsky, 42 points, 0 comments]