MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Why do some fungi want to be sterile? The role of dysfunctional Pro1 in the rice blast fungus
M. Uchida, T. Konishi, A. Fujigasaki…·T. Kamakura
The paper identifies a dysfunctional Pro1 gene as a cause of female sterility in the rice blast fungus, showing it may confer survival advantages.
DOI 10.1101/2023.01.23.525283