Cécile Lorrain

Haplotype-phased assemblies of the two poplar rust fungi species: Melampsora larici-populina and Melampsora allii-populina

The paper presents haplotype-phased, near chromosome-scale genome assemblies for two poplar rust fungi species, improving contiguity and enabling analysis of genome architecture and virulence genes.

Contrasting transcriptional responses and genetic determinants underlie Zymoseptoria tritici adaptation mechanisms to simulated host defense environments

This study identifies genetic and transcriptional responses of Zymoseptoria tritici to host defense simulations, revealing shared and condition-specific adaptations.

Three-dimensional genome architecture connects chromatin structure and function in a major wheat pathogen

This study reveals the 3D genome architecture of Zymoseptoria tritici, showing how chromatin structure and function are interconnected through nuclear organization and gene regulation.

Zymoseptoria tritici stealth infection is facilitated by stage-specific down-regulation of a β-glucanase

This study identifies ZtGH45, a β-glucanase from Zymoseptoria tritici, showing that its stage-specific down-regulation during infection prevents premature host immune activation, facilitating stealth infection.

Ancestral and recent bursts of transposition shaped the massive genomes of plant pathogenic rust fungi

The paper analyzes transposable element dynamics in rust fungi, finding that LTR-Gypsy elements drive genome expansion, with significant proliferation events occurring within the last 50 million years.

Responses to temperature shocks in Zymoseptoria tritici reveal specific transcriptional reprogramming and novel candidate genes for thermal adaptation

This study investigates how Zymoseptoria tritici responds to temperature shocks using transcriptomics and GWAS, identifying genes and loci involved in thermal adaptation.

Thermal adaptation in worldwide collections of a major fungal pathogen

The paper investigates thermal adaptation in Zymoseptoria tritici by analyzing a global collection of strains, identifying genes and showing a correlation between climate variables and optimal growth temperatures.

The Complex Landscape of Multidrug Resistance in Zymoseptoria tritici: MFS1 Promoter Plasticity and beyond

The paper analyzes MFS1 promoter polymorphism in Zymoseptoria tritici field isolates, identifying structural variants linked to multidrug resistance and highlighting a polygenic basis for resistance.

A thousand-genome panel retraces the global spread and climatic adaptation of a major crop pathogen

The paper analyzes a thousand-genome panel of Zymoseptoria tritici to trace its global spread and identify genetic changes associated with climatic adaptation.

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

The paper shows that loss of Dim2 DNA methyltransferase in Zymoseptoria tritici reduces mutation rates in repeats and alters evolutionary trajectory by affecting 5mC levels and transposable element dynamics.

Dynamics of transposable elements in recently diverged fungal pathogens: lineage-specific transposable element content and efficiency of genome defences

The paper examines TE dynamics in Zymoseptoria species, finding recent insertions and varying Repeat-Induced Point mutation signatures across isolates.

Genome compartmentalization predates species divergence in the plant pathogen genus Zymoseptoria

The paper compares genome architecture across Zymoseptoria species, finding high conservation of compartmentalization despite genomic variability.

RUST FUNGAL EFFECTORS MIMIC HOST TRANSIT PEPTIDES TO TRANSLOCATE INTO CHLOROPLASTS

The paper identifies CTP1, a fungal effector that mimics plant chloroplast transit peptides to translocate into chloroplasts, revealing a strategy for fungal manipulation of host cell compartments.