Recent loss of the Dim2 DNA methyltransferase decreases mutation rate in repeats and changes evolutionary trajectory in a fungal pathogen.

Recent loss of the Dim2 DNA methyltransferase decreases mutation rate in repeats and changes evolutionary trajectory in a fungal pathogen.

DNA methylation is found throughout all domains of life, yet the extent and function of DNA methylation differ among eukaryotes. Strains of the plant pathogenic fungus Zymoseptoria tritici appeared to lack cytosine DNA methylation (5mC) because gene amplification followed by Repeat-Induced Point mut...

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Main Authors: Mareike Möller, Michael Habig, Cécile Lorrain, Alice Feurtey, Janine Haueisen, Wagner C Fagundes, Alireza Alizadeh, Michael Freitag, Eva H Stukenbrock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-03-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009448

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