Josje Romeijn
@jromeijn.bsky.social
PhD student @TBB Utrecht University with an interest in Evolutionary Genomics
Good question! To my knowledge there are a few cases known of genetically different fungi fusing, but those lineages were still within the same genus
December 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Good question! To my knowledge there are a few cases known of genetically different fungi fusing, but those lineages were still within the same genus
My guess would be EVs, larger vectors (viruses, Starships?), maybe hyphael fusion
December 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My guess would be EVs, larger vectors (viruses, Starships?), maybe hyphael fusion
Now officially published in Current Biology š„³š„³ @mfseidl.bsky.social @binfutrecht.bsky.social
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December 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Now officially published in Current Biology š„³š„³ @mfseidl.bsky.social @binfutrecht.bsky.social
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Reposted by Josje Romeijn
1/ Ever needed to annotate TEs in a fungal genome, but didn't know where to start?
We have released #MycoMobilome, a community-focused non-redundant database of transposable element consensus sequences for the fungal kingdom, constructed from >4,000 fungal genomes!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We have released #MycoMobilome, a community-focused non-redundant database of transposable element consensus sequences for the fungal kingdom, constructed from >4,000 fungal genomes!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
October 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
1/ Ever needed to annotate TEs in a fungal genome, but didn't know where to start?
We have released #MycoMobilome, a community-focused non-redundant database of transposable element consensus sequences for the fungal kingdom, constructed from >4,000 fungal genomes!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We have released #MycoMobilome, a community-focused non-redundant database of transposable element consensus sequences for the fungal kingdom, constructed from >4,000 fungal genomes!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Josje Romeijn
Reposted by Josje Romeijn
Transposable elements hitchhike on Starships across fungal genomes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.18.660325v1
June 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Transposable elements hitchhike on Starships across fungal genomes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.18.660325v1
In this study, we screened over 1,300 fungal genomes and found a conservative estimate of 5,500+ horizontal transfer events. Strikingly, in some fungi, up to 70% of their TE content appears to be the product of horizontal transfer of TEs
June 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
In this study, we screened over 1,300 fungal genomes and found a conservative estimate of 5,500+ horizontal transfer events. Strikingly, in some fungi, up to 70% of their TE content appears to be the product of horizontal transfer of TEs
The first paper of my PhD is now available as a preprint! š
Transposable elements (TEs) don't just jump within fungal genomes, they also move extensively between species. In this study, we screened over 1,300 fungal genomes and found a conservative estimate of 5,500+ horizontal transfer events.
Transposable elements (TEs) don't just jump within fungal genomes, they also move extensively between species. In this study, we screened over 1,300 fungal genomes and found a conservative estimate of 5,500+ horizontal transfer events.
www.biorxiv.org
June 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The first paper of my PhD is now available as a preprint! š
Transposable elements (TEs) don't just jump within fungal genomes, they also move extensively between species. In this study, we screened over 1,300 fungal genomes and found a conservative estimate of 5,500+ horizontal transfer events.
Transposable elements (TEs) don't just jump within fungal genomes, they also move extensively between species. In this study, we screened over 1,300 fungal genomes and found a conservative estimate of 5,500+ horizontal transfer events.
Reposted by Josje Romeijn
Extremely proud of @anouk-vw.bsky.social successfully defending her PhD thesis yesterday at @w-u-r.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Extremely proud of @anouk-vw.bsky.social successfully defending her PhD thesis yesterday at @w-u-r.bsky.social