High nucleotide substitution rates associated with retrotransposon proliferation drive dynamic secretome evolution in smut pathogens
J. R. Depotter, B. Oekmen, M. K. Ebert, J. Beckers, J. Kruse, M. Thines, G. Doehlemann
This study shows that retrotransposon proliferation in Ustilago hordei drives high nucleotide substitution rates, particularly affecting secretome gene evolution.
bioRxiv · Apr 23, 2021Evolutionary Biology