RNAi is a critical determinant of centromere evolution in closely related fungi

Revisiting the Relationship between Transposable Elements and the Eukaryotic Stress Response

(2017) Vivien Horváth et al.   TRENDS IN GENETICS

Fungal genome and mating system transitions facilitated by chromosomal translocations involving intercentromeric recombination

(2017) Sheng Sun et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Regulatory activities of transposable elements: from conflicts to benefits

(2016) Edward B. Chuong et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Gene Network Polymorphism Illuminates Loss and Retention of Novel RNAi Silencing Components in the Cryptococcus Pathogenic Species Complex

(2016) Marianna Feretzaki et al.   PLoS Genetics

Repeat-Associated Fission Yeast-Like Regional Centromeres in the Ascomycetous Budding Yeast Candida tropicalis

(2016) Gautam Chatterjee et al.   PLoS Genetics

A complete toolset for the study of Ustilago bromivora and Brachypodium sp. as a fungal-temperate grass pathosystem

(2016) Franziska Rabe et al.   eLife

Regional centromeres in the yeastCandida lusitaniaelack pericentromeric heterochromatin

(2015) Shivali Kapoor et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Genome Evolution and Innovation across the Four Major Lineages of Cryptococcus gattii

(2015) Rhys A. Farrer et al.   mBio

Transposons play an important role in the evolution and diversification of centromeres among closely related species

(2015) Dongying Gao et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Dnmt1-Independent CG Methylation Contributes to Nucleosome Positioning in Diverse Eukaryotes

(2014) Jason T. Huff et al.   CELL

Pogo-like Transposases Have Been Repeatedly Domesticated into CENP-B-Related Proteins

(2014) Lidia Mateo et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

RNA-directed DNA methylation: an epigenetic pathway of increasing complexity

(2014) Marjori A. Matzke et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Analysis of the Genome and Transcriptome of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii Reveals Complex RNA Expression and Microevolution Leading to Virulence Attenuation

(2014) Guilhem Janbon et al.   PLoS Genetics

Stalled Spliceosomes Are a Signal for RNAi-Mediated Genome Defense

(2013) Phillip A. Dumesic et al.   CELL

Transcription and ncRNAs: at the cent(rome)re of kinetochore assembly and maintenance

(2013) Kristin C. Scott   CHROMOSOME RESEARCH

Recognizing the enemy within: licensing RNA-guided genome defense

(2013) Phillip A. Dumesic et al.   TRENDS IN BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES

Ordered Kinetochore Assembly in the Human-Pathogenic Basidiomycetous Yeast Cryptococcus neoformans

(2013) L. Kozubowski et al.   mBio

Loss and Retention of RNA Interference in Fungi and Parasites

(2013) Francisco E. Nicolás et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Comparative analysis of tandem repeats from hundreds of species reveals unique insights into centromere evolution

(2013) Daniël P Melters et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Pericentric and centromeric transcription: a perfect balance required

(2012) Laura E. Hall et al.   CHROMOSOME RESEARCH

Transcription in the maintenance of centromere chromatin identity

(2012) F. L. Chan et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Genome Comparison of Barley and Maize Smut Fungi Reveals Targeted Loss of RNA Silencing Components and Species-Specific Presence of Transposable Elements

(2012) J. D. Laurie et al.   PLANT CELL

Loss of DNA methylation affects the recombination landscape in Arabidopsis

(2012) M. Mirouze et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Transposable Elements, Epigenetics, and Genome Evolution

(2012) N. V. Fedoroff   SCIENCE

Diversity in Requirement of Genetic and Epigenetic Factors for Centromere Function in Fungi

(2011) Babhrubahan Roy et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Heterochromatin Is Required for Normal Distribution of Neurospora crassa CenH3

(2011) K. M. Smith et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Comparative Functional Genomics of the Fission Yeasts

(2011) N. Rhind et al.   SCIENCE

Genome Variation in Cryptococcus gattii, an Emerging Pathogen of Immunocompetent Hosts

(2011) C. A. D'Souza et al.   mBio

RNA Interference and Heterochromatin Assembly

(2011) T. Volpe et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Characterizing the role of RNA silencing components in Cryptococcus neoformans

(2010) Guilhem Janbon et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Sex-induced silencing defends the genome of Cryptococcus neoformans via RNAi

(2010) X. Wang et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

RNAi and heterochromatin repress centromeric meiotic recombination

(2010) C. Ellermeier et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DNA Binding of Centromere Protein C (CENPC) Is Stabilized by Single-Stranded RNA

(2010) Yaqing Du et al.   PLoS Genetics

Chromosomal Rearrangements between Serotype A and D Strains in Cryptococcus neoformans

(2009) Sheng Sun et al.   PLoS One

Histone Modifications within the Human X Centromere Region

(2009) Brankica Mravinac et al.   PLoS One

Retrotransposons Revisited: The Restraint and Rehabilitation of Parasites

(2008) John L. Goodier et al.   CELL

Rapid Evolution of Yeast Centromeres in the Absence of Drive

(2008) D. Bensasson et al.   GENETICS

Rapid evolution of Cse4p-rich centromeric DNA sequences in closely related pathogenic yeasts, Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis

(2008) S. Padmanabhan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Role of non-coding RNA and heterochromatin in aneuploidy and cancer

(2008) Željka Pezer et al.   SEMINARS IN CANCER BIOLOGY