Christophe Lalanne

The paper investigates recombination near the mating-type locus in Cladorrhinum fungi, finding no evidence of large recombination suppression despite pseudo-homothallic life cycles.

The paper investigates recombination suppression around the mating-type locus in Schizothecium fungi, finding evolutionary strata associated with a diploid-like life cycle in pseudo-homothallic species.

The paper tests for sheltered load in fungal mating-type chromosomes by comparing growth rates of heterokaryons and homokaryons, finding faster growth in heterokaryons suggesting recessive deleterious mutations in non-recombining regions.

This study shows that microtubules drive rapid nuclear movement and extreme deformations in male nuclei of Podospora anserina during sexual reproduction.

The paper uses genome sequencing to delimit 18 species within the Schizothecium tetrasporum morpho-species, identifying three complexes based on genetic and breeding system differences.

The paper identifies GUN1, a gene involved in ascospore germination in Podospora anserina, and shows its conservation with Pth2 in Magnaporthe oryzae.