Transposable elements hitchhike on Starships across fungal genomes
Hanne Griem-Krey, Júlia de Fraga Sant’Ana, Ursula Oggenfuss, Yohana Porto Calegari-Alves, ANA LUIZA MARQUES, Markus Berger, Lucélia Santi, Walter O. Beys‐da‐Silva, Michael Habig
The paper identifies Starships as vectors for horizontal transfer of transposable elements (TEs) in fungi, showing their role in TE bursts and genome structural changes.
Nature Communications · Feb 11, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology