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Andrew S. Urquhart

The University of MelbourneORCID 0000-0002-6687-9965Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 2 Molecular Biology· 2 Genetics· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 5 Organism:fungi (other)· 4 Research Focus:benchmarking· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1

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2020-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Starship transposons mobilise via a circular intermediate with potential biotechnological applications

Allira Baericke, Vanta Jameson, Andrew S. Urquhart

The paper shows Starship transposons mobilize via a circular intermediate, enabling CRISPR-based genome editing and suggesting biotech applications.

bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

The role of toxin/antidote genes in the maintenance and evolution of accessory chromosomes in Fusarium

Linnéa Sandell, Adrian Forsythe, Anna Mirandola, Samuel Jorayev, Andrew S. Urquhart, Alexandra Granger‐Farbos, Sven J. Saupe, Aaron A. Vogan

The paper identifies toxin/antidote genes on accessory chromosomes in Fusarium that help maintain these chromosomes and suggests transposable elements contribute to their formation.

Genetics · Sep 19, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

A natural mechanism of eukaryotic horizontal gene transfer

Andrew S. Urquhart, Samuel O’Donnell, Emile Gluck‐Thaler, Aaron A. Vogan

This study identifies Starships as active vectors of horizontal gene transfer among eukaryotic species, showing they mediate frequent and precise DNA transfer between distantly related fungi.

bioRxiv · Feb 28, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

A natural fungal gene drive enacts killing through targeting DNA

Andrew S. Urquhart, Donald Max Gardiner

The paper identifies Spok1, a fungal spore killer protein, as a DNA-targeting agent that causes killing in fungi and functions across bacteria and yeast.

bioRxiv · Jan 19, 2022 · PreprintGenetics

Eukaryotic transposable elements as "cargo carriers": the forging of metal resistance in the fungus Paecilomyces variotii

Andrew S. Urquhart, Nicholas F. Chong, Yongqing Yang, Alexander Idnurm

The paper identifies a mobile transposable element in the fungus Paecilomyces variotii that carries genes conferring metal resistance, suggesting a role for eukaryotic transposable elements in horizontal gene transfer of beneficial DNA.

bioRxiv · Mar 6, 2020 · PreprintMolecular Biology