Stefan Kusch
@stefankusch.bsky.social
Post-doc @fz-juelich.de | seeking R&D innovation position | co-evolution of plants and pathogens #fungi #genomics | #Science is our only hope
Reposted by Stefan Kusch
TEs aren’t just genomic parasites, they’re also engines of genomic novelty.
Our new study with ~2,000 Z. tritici genomes shows repeated TE mobilization waves during global expansion.
With @danielcroll.bsky.social & @guidopuccetti.bsky.social
🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#TEworldwide
Our new study with ~2,000 Z. tritici genomes shows repeated TE mobilization waves during global expansion.
With @danielcroll.bsky.social & @guidopuccetti.bsky.social
🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#TEworldwide
Historic transposon mobilisation waves create distinct pools of adaptive variants in a major crop pathogen - Nature Communications
In this study, the authors analysed a large genomic dataset to trace how jumping genes shaped the global spread of a major wheat pathogen and reveal bursts of activity over decades that drove adaptati...
www.nature.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
TEs aren’t just genomic parasites, they’re also engines of genomic novelty.
Our new study with ~2,000 Z. tritici genomes shows repeated TE mobilization waves during global expansion.
With @danielcroll.bsky.social & @guidopuccetti.bsky.social
🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#TEworldwide
Our new study with ~2,000 Z. tritici genomes shows repeated TE mobilization waves during global expansion.
With @danielcroll.bsky.social & @guidopuccetti.bsky.social
🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#TEworldwide
Genetic modification of obligate biotrophic pathogens like #powderymildew is often not possible, in part because they cannot be grown without a host.
We took a detour and established Arachnopeziza, closest extant relative of powdery mildew, as substitute!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We took a detour and established Arachnopeziza, closest extant relative of powdery mildew, as substitute!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Saprotrophic Arachnopeziza Species as New Resources to Study the Obligate Biotrophic Lifestyle of Powdery Mildew Fungi
Obligate biotrophic plant pathogens like the powdery mildew fungi commit to a closely dependent relationship with their plant hosts and have lost the ability to grow and reproduce independently. Thus....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Genetic modification of obligate biotrophic pathogens like #powderymildew is often not possible, in part because they cannot be grown without a host.
We took a detour and established Arachnopeziza, closest extant relative of powdery mildew, as substitute!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We took a detour and established Arachnopeziza, closest extant relative of powdery mildew, as substitute!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Stefan Kusch
Thrilled to share that our TEtrimmer paper has just been published in Nature Communications! A big thank you to all collaborators — the article is now online ;)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
TEtrimmer: a tool to automate the manual curation of transposable elements - Nature Communications
Transposons are repetitive DNA sequences that are hard to identify and map accurately. TEtrimmer automates key manual steps, enabling faster and more reliable annotation of transposable elements in any genome.
www.nature.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Thrilled to share that our TEtrimmer paper has just been published in Nature Communications! A big thank you to all collaborators — the article is now online ;)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Just published: TEtrimmer by @jiangzhaoqian.bsky.social et al @natcomms.nature.com
TEtrimmer aims to simplify #transposon annotation in any given genome - and improves the accuracy of TE detection!
Check it out: rdcu.be/eH8Sa
TEtrimmer aims to simplify #transposon annotation in any given genome - and improves the accuracy of TE detection!
Check it out: rdcu.be/eH8Sa
TEtrimmer: a tool to automate the manual curation of transposable elements
Nature Communications - Transposons are repetitive DNA sequences that are hard to identify and map accurately. TEtrimmer automates key manual steps, enabling faster and more reliable annotation of...
rdcu.be
September 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Just published: TEtrimmer by @jiangzhaoqian.bsky.social et al @natcomms.nature.com
TEtrimmer aims to simplify #transposon annotation in any given genome - and improves the accuracy of TE detection!
Check it out: rdcu.be/eH8Sa
TEtrimmer aims to simplify #transposon annotation in any given genome - and improves the accuracy of TE detection!
Check it out: rdcu.be/eH8Sa