The yeast mating-type switching endonuclease HO is a domesticated member of an unorthodox homing genetic element family
A. Y. Coughlan, L. Lombardi, S. Braun-Galleani, A. A. R. Martos, V. Galeote, F. Bigey, S. Dequin, K. P. Byrne, K. H. Wolfe
The paper identifies HO as a domesticated homing genetic element from the WHO family in yeast, showing structural and functional similarities to these elements.
bioRxiv · Jan 20, 2020Evolutionary Biology