Fabian van Beveren
@fabianvanbeveren.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist / bioinformatician
#EVOLF
#symbiosis
#algae
#EVOLF
#symbiosis
#algae
Sounds very cool, excited to have a look!
March 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Sounds very cool, excited to have a look!
Similar to these ECM plants, I also adapted to new symbiotic partners at the @lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social and I’m happy we’ve been able to do cool science together! 🙌
March 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Similar to these ECM plants, I also adapted to new symbiotic partners at the @lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social and I’m happy we’ve been able to do cool science together! 🙌
In our study, the included ECM-only species have retained most of these genes, but what role they play in different ECM lineages remains an open question!
For the full story, see our letter in @newphyt.bsky.social!
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For the full story, see our letter in @newphyt.bsky.social!
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March 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
In our study, the included ECM-only species have retained most of these genes, but what role they play in different ECM lineages remains an open question!
For the full story, see our letter in @newphyt.bsky.social!
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For the full story, see our letter in @newphyt.bsky.social!
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Some ECM plants lost the ability to do any intracellular symbiosis, such as arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis. Yet, certain genes involved in AM symbiosis play a symbiotic role in ECM-only plants (e.g. doi.org/10.1105/tpc...., doi.org/10.1111/nph....).
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The Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Laccaria bicolor Produces Lipochitooligosaccharides and Uses the Common Symbiosis Pathway to Colonize Populus Roots
The ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor produces lipochitooligosaccharides that activate nuclear calcium spiking in its Populus host and then uses the
doi.org
March 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Some ECM plants lost the ability to do any intracellular symbiosis, such as arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis. Yet, certain genes involved in AM symbiosis play a symbiotic role in ECM-only plants (e.g. doi.org/10.1105/tpc...., doi.org/10.1111/nph....).
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Using comparative genomics, we find more evidence for these independent origins. We detected several genes that are convergently duplicated in different ECM lineages. Several of these are related to cell wall remodeling, which can be important for symbiosis!
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March 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Using comparative genomics, we find more evidence for these independent origins. We detected several genes that are convergently duplicated in different ECM lineages. Several of these are related to cell wall remodeling, which can be important for symbiosis!
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Many plants form mutualistic relationships with ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi – fungi that enter the root but stay extracellular. Even in just the rosids, 17 different ECM plant lineages are known. We reconstructed their evolution and found that ECM symbiosis originated at least 16 times.
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March 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Many plants form mutualistic relationships with ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi – fungi that enter the root but stay extracellular. Even in just the rosids, 17 different ECM plant lineages are known. We reconstructed their evolution and found that ECM symbiosis originated at least 16 times.
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