Long transposon-rich centromeres in an oomycete reveal divergence of centromere features in Stramenopila-Alveolata-Rhizaria lineages
Y. Fang, M. A. Coelho, H. Shu, K. Schotanus, B. C. Thimmappa, V. Yadav, H. Chen, E. P. Malc, J. Wang, P. Mieczkowski, B. Kronmiller, B. M. Tyler, K. Sanyal, S. Dong, M. Nowrousian, J. Heitman
This paper identifies centromeres in Phytophthora sojae using long-read sequencing and ChIP-seq, revealing transposon-rich, heterochromatic regions distinct from other SAR supergroup organisms.
bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2020Microbiology