Genetic Association of Somatic Incompatibility and NLR-like Protein Domains in Coprinopsis cinerea
Ben Auxier, Julia Marschall, Sandra Lorena Ament‐Velásquez, J.J.P. Baars, Karin Scholtmeijer, Arend Frans van Peer, Alfons J. M. Debets, Duur K. Aanen
The paper identifies a genetic locus, somA, responsible for allorecognition in Coprinopsis cinerea, revealing a novel mechanism for fungal nonself recognition through polymorphic alleles and purifying selection on an LRR-encoding protein.
bioRxiv · Jun 27, 2026 · PreprintGenetics