Fungal sex: meiosis machinery in ancient symbiotic fungi.

Sanders, I.R.

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2011.09.021

Fungal sex: meiosis machinery in ancient symbiotic fungi.

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serval:BIB_493500340CF0

Type

Article: article from journal or magazin.

Publication sub-type

Editorial

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Publications

Institution

UNIL/CHUV

Title

Fungal sex: meiosis machinery in ancient symbiotic fungi.

Journal

Current biology

Author(s)

Sanders I.R.

ISSN

1879-0445 (Electronic)

ISSN-L

0960-9822

Publication state

Published

Issued date

08/11/2011

Peer-reviewed

Oui

Volume

Number

Pages

R896-7

Language

english

Notes

Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish

Abstract

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are important symbionts that enhance plant growth. They were thought to have been asexual for hundreds of millions of years. A new study reveals that the fungi actually possess highly conserved genetic machinery for completion of meiosis.

Keywords

Animals, Evolution, Molecular, Fungal Proteins/genetics, Glomeromycota/cytology, Glomeromycota/genetics, Meiosis, Mycorrhizae/genetics, Phylogeny, Recombination, Genetic, Reproduction, Asexual

OAI-PMH

oai:serval.unil.ch:BIB_493500340CF0

DOI

10.1016/j.cub.2011.09.021

Pubmed

22075432

Web of science

000297139600012

Open Access

Yes

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