Sandra Lorena Ament‐Velásquez

This study investigates the evolution of NOD-like receptor (NLR) genes in the Podospora anserina species complex, revealing diversity-enhancing mechanisms and immune-related selective pressures.

The paper identifies a genetic locus, somA, responsible for allorecognition in Coprinopsis cinerea, revealing a novel mechanism for fungal nonself recognition through polymorphic alleles and purifying selection on an LRR-encoding protein.

The paper investigates adult sex ratio bias in a marine fish across a climatic gradient, finding female bias arises from ecological factors rather than genetic or environmental sex determination.

The paper examines centromere evolution in Podospora species, finding that the loss of the RIP defense system in P. pseudocomata correlates with smaller centromeres and a shift in transposable element composition.

The paper reconstructs NOD-like receptor alleles in Podospora anserina using long-read sequencing, revealing structural and functional insights into incompatibility genes.

This study uses metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analysis to reveal the microbial complexity and gene expression dynamics in the lichen Xanthoria parietina across developmental stages.

The paper provides chromosome-level genome assemblies for four species in the Podospora anserina complex, along with a dataset of 28 annotated genomes, revealing genomic similarities and phylogenetic conflicts.

This paper identifies the het-B locus in Podospora anserina, showing that incompatibility is determined by non-allelic interaction between Bh1 and Bp2, with the lectin fold domain of BH dictating specificity.

The paper describes the discovery of a large transposon, Enterprise, in the fungus Podospora anserina, which carries meiotic drive genes and can transpose, challenging views on TE genome impact.

The paper identifies Spok genes as the molecular basis of meiotic drivers in Podospora anserina and shows their role in spore killing and resistance through distinct domains.