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Grant R. Smith

Plant & Food ResearchORCID 0000-0002-7983-9743Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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Intragenomic variants of a putative effector drive early-stage infection in a broad host-range rust fungus

Rebecca M. Degnan, Anne Sawyer, Donald Max Gardiner, Zhenyan Luo, Rebekah A. Frampton, Benjamin Schwessinger, Neena Mitter, Brent S. Carroll, Grant R. Smith, Alistair R. McTaggart, Louise Simone Shuey

The paper investigates how intragenomic variants of an effector gene influence early infection in the rust fungus Austropuccinia psidii.

bioRxiv · Nov 28, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology

Austropuccinia psidii, causing myrtle rust, has a gigabase-sized genome shaped by transposable elements

Peri A. Tobias, Benjamin Schwessinger, Cecilia Hong Deng, Chen Wu, Chongmei Dong, Jana Sperschneider, Ashley Jones, Zhenyan Luo, Peng Zhang, Karanjeet S. Sandhu, Grant R. Smith, Josquin F. G. Tibbits, David Chagné, Robert Park

This paper reports the assembly of a large, highly contiguous genome for Austropuccinia psidii, revealing its expansion through transposable elements and low GC content.

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Nov 27, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics