Minou Nowrousian

This study compares gene expression profiles of two spore types in Colletotrichum graminicola during development and infection, revealing distinct transcriptomes and functional differences.

The paper analyzes genomic signatures in Trichosporonales fungi to link tRNA composition and translation efficiency with lifestyle transitions and virulence.

This paper identifies the genetic basis for alginate catabolism in the non-photosynthetic diatom Nitzschia sing1, showing how horizontal gene transfer and subsequent gene duplication and neofunctionalization enabled adaptation to a heterotrophic lifestyle.

This study identifies essential genes in the mating-type locus of Cryptococcus neoformans, showing that four genes are essential for viability while MYO2 is critical for pathogenicity despite not being essential.

The paper compares the genomes of pathogenic and non-pathogenic Cryptococcus species with related Kwoniella species, revealing gene gains/losses and chromosome fusion mechanisms linked to pathogenesis.

The paper functionally analyzes RTT109 and ASF1 in Sordaria macrospora, finding similar roles in development and DNA damage response, while CHK2 has distinct DNA damage response functions.

This study shows that ASF1 histone binding is essential for fertility in Sordaria macrospora, but not for genome stability, and identifies a chromosomal duplication linked to the mutant phenotype.