Role of transposons in the specialization of Botrytis cinerea to grapevine: Insights into small RNAs and a new Starship
Antoine Porquier, Adeline Simon, Justine Vergne, Jérémy Villette, Sébastien Aimé, Stéphane Bourque, Jérôme Chapuis, Anthony Colas, Justine Rouffet, Antoine Davière, Anne‐Sophie Walker, Marielle Adrian, Benoît Poinssot, Muriel Viaud
This study investigates the role of transposons in Botrytis cinerea's adaptation to grapevine, identifying a new Starship transposon that confers arsenic resistance.
bioRxiv · Jun 2, 2026 · PreprintGenomics