Browsing Research Articles (Biochemistry) by Author "Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta"

Browsing Research Articles (Biochemistry) by Author "Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta"

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  • Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Ceratocystis albifundus 
    Sayari, Mohammad; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Adegeye, O.O.; Marincowitz, Seonju; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2019-09)
    Functional association between genomic loci and specific biological traits remains lacking in many fungi, including the African tree pathogen Ceratocystis albifundus. This is mainly because of the absence of suitable ...
  • Breed ancestry, divergence, admixture, and selection patterns of the Simbra crossbreed 
    Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Hlongwane, Nompilo; Hadebe, Khanyisile; Chan, Wai Yin; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); De Vos, Lieschen; Greyling, Ben; Kooverjee, Bhaveni B.; Soma, Pranisha Omduth; Dzomba, Edgar F.; Bradfield, Michael; Muchadeyi, Farai C. (Frontiers Media, 2021-01)
    In this study, we evaluated an admixed South African Simbra crossbred population, as well as the Brahman (Indicine) and Simmental (Taurine) ancestor populations to understand their genetic architecture and detect genomic ...
  • Ceratocystidaceae exhibit high levels of recombination at the mating-type (MAT) locus 
    Simpson, M.C. (Melissa Claire); Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2018-12)
    Mating is central to many fungal life cycles and is controlled by genes at the mating-type (MAT) locus. These genes determine whether the fungus will be self-sterile (heterothallic) or self-fertile (homothallic). Species ...
  • Distribution and evolution of nonribosomal peptide synthetase gene clusters in the Ceratocystidaceae 
    Sayari, Mohammad; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Soal, Nicole Christine; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Wingfield, Brenda D. (MDPI Publishing, 2019-04-30)
    In filamentous fungi, genes in secondary metabolite biosynthetic pathways are generally clustered. In the case of those pathways involved in nonribosomal peptide production, a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) gene ...
  • Diversity and evolution of polyketide biosynthesis gene clusters in the Ceratocystidaceae 
    Sayari, Mohammad; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2018-09)
    Polyketides are low-molecular weight secondary metabolites with diverse biological activities. Polyketide synthase (PKS) and other proteins responsible for producing these compounds are often encoded from genes that are ...
  • Doing it alone : unisexual reproduction in filamentous ascomycete fungi 
    Wilson, Andi M.; Gabriel, Raphael; Singer, Steven W.; Schuerg, Timo; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2021-03)
    Unisexuality in fungi is the result of sexual reproduction in a single isolate that harbors genes associated with only a single mating type. To date, unisexual reproduction has been described in only three genera of ...
  • Draft genome of Cercospora zeina, Fusarium pininemorale, Hawksworthiomyces lignivorus, Huntiella decipiens and Ophiostoma ips 
    Wingfield, Brenda D.; Berger, David Kenneth; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Lim, Hye-Jin; Duong, Tuan A.; Bluhm, Burton H.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; De Vos, Lieschen; Fourie, Gerda; Naidoo, Kershney; Olivier, Nicholas Abraham; Lin, Yao-Cheng; Van de Peer, Yves; Joubert, Fourie; Crampton, Bridget Genevieve; Swart, Velushka; Soal, Nicole Christine; Tatham, Catherine; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Van Wyk, Stephanie; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Wingfield, Michael J. (International Mycological Association, 2017-11-21)
    The genomes of Cercospora zeina, Fusarium pininemorale, Hawksworthiomyces lignivorus, Huntiella decipiens, and Ophiostoma ips are presented in this genome announcement. Three of these genomes are from plant pathogens and ...
  • Draft genome sequence of Annulohypoxylon stygium, Aspergillus mulundensis, Berkeleyomyces basicola (syn. Thielaviopsis basicola), Ceratocystis smalleyi, two Cercospora beticola strains, Coleophoma cylindrospora, Fusarium fracticaudum, Phialophora cf. hyalina, and Morchella septimelata 
    Wingfield, Brenda D.; Bills, Gerald F.; Dong, Yang; Huang, Wenli; Nel, Wilma Janine; Swalarsk-Parry, Benedicta S.; Vaghefi, Niloofar; Wilken, Pieter Markus; An, Zhiqiang; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; De Vos, Lieschen; Chen, Li; Duong, Tuan A.; Gao, Yun; Hammerbacher, Almuth; Kikkert, Julie R.; Li, Yan; Li, Huiying; Li, Kuan; Li, Qiang; Liu, Xingzhong; Ma, Xiao; Naidoo, Kershney; Pethybridge, Sarah J.; Sun, Jingzu; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Van Wyk, Stephanie; Wingfield, Michael J.; Xiong, Chuan; Yue, Qun; Zhang, Xiaoling (International Mycological Association, 2018-06-11)
    Draft genomes of the species Annulohypoxylon stygium, Aspergillus mulundensis, Berkeleyomyces basicola (syn. Thielaviopsis basicola), Ceratocystis smalleyi, two Cercospora beticola strains, Coleophoma cylindrospora, ...
  • Draft genome sequences of Fusarium xylarioides, Teratosphaeria gauchensis and T. zuluensis and genome annotation for Ceratocystis fimbriata 
    Wingfield, Brenda D.; Fourie, Arista; Simpson, Melissa Claire; Bushula-Njah, Vuyiswa; Aylward, Janneke; Barnes, Irene; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Dreyer, Leanne Laurette; Duong, Tuan A.; Geiser, David M.; Roets, Francois; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Van Heerden, Carel J.; Wingfield, Michael J. (International Mycological Association, 2019-09-13)
    Draft genomes of the fungal species Fusarium xylarioides, Teratosphaeria gauchensis and T. zuluensis are presented. In addition an annotation of the genome of Ceratocystis fimbriata is presented. Overall these genomes ...
  • IMA genome - F14 : Draft genome sequences of Penicillium roqueforti, Fusarium sororula, Chrysoporthe puriensis, and Chalaropsis populi 
    Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Chavez, Renato; De Vos, Lieschen; Duong, Tuan A.; Gil-Duran, Carlos; Ferreira, Maria Alves; Lane, Frances Alice; Levican, Gloria; Santana, Quentin C.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Suzuki, Hiroyuki; Tello, Mario; Rakoma, Jostina R.; Vaca, Inmaculada; Valdes, Natalia; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (International Mycological Association, 2021-03-05)
    Draft genomes of Penicillium roqueforti, Fusarium sororula, Chalaropsis populi, and Chrysoporthe puriensis are presented. Penicillium roqueforti is a model fungus for genetics, physiological and metabolic studies, as well ...
  • IMA Genome - F15 : Draft genome assembly of Fusarium pilosicola, Meredithiella fracta, Niebla homalea, Pyrenophora teres hybrid WAC10721, and Teratosphaeria viscida 
    Duong, Tuan A.; Aylward, Janneke; Ametrano, Claudio Gennaro; Poudel, Barsha; Santana, Quentin C.; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Martin, Anke; Arun‑Chinnappa, Kiruba Shankari; De Vos, Lieschen; DiStefano, Isabel; Grewe, Felix; Huhndorf, Sabine; Lumbsch, Helge Thorsten; Rakoma, Jostina R.; Poudel, Barsha; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Sun, Yukun; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Michael J.; Yilmaz, Neriman; Wingfield, Brenda D. (International Mycological Association, 2021-10-13)
    No abstract available.
  • IMA Genome-F 11 : draft genome sequences of Fusarium xylarioides, Teratosphaeria gauchensis and T. zuluensis and genome annotation for Ceratocystis fimbriata 
    Wingfield, Brenda D.; Fourie, Arista; Simpson, Melissa Claire; Bushula-Njah, Vuyiswa; Aylward, Janneke; Barnes, Irene; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Dreyer, Leanne Laurette; Duong, Tuan A.; Geiser, David M.; Roets, Francois; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Van Heerden, Carel J.; Wingfield, Michael J. (International Mycological Association, 2019)
    Draft genomes of the fungal species Fusarium xylarioides, Teratosphaeria gauchensis and T. zuluensis are presented. In addition an annotation of the genome of Ceratocystis fimbriata is presented. Overall these genomes ...
  • Inheritance of phenotypic traits in the progeny of a Ceratocystis interspecific cross 
    Fourie, Arista; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Loots, Mattheus Theodor; Barnes, Irene (Elsevier, 2018-07)
    Ceratocystis fimbriata is a fungal plant pathogen that causes black rot on Ipomoea batatas. Based on inoculation studies on numerous tree species, the pathogen is known to be host specific. The closely related species, ...
  • It’s all in the genes : the regulatory pathways of sexual reproduction in filamentous ascomycetes 
    Wilson, Andrea M.; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (MDPI Publishing, 2019-05)
    Sexual reproduction in filamentous ascomycete fungi results in the production of highly specialized sexual tissues, which arise from relatively simple, vegetative mycelia. This conversion takes place after the recognition ...
  • The novel Huntiella omanensis mating gene, MAT1-2-7, is essential for ascomatal maturation 
    Wilson, Andi M.; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2020-04)
    Sexual reproduction is a highly conserved feature of the eukaryotes, yet sexual compatibility is determined by a wide variety of mechanisms. In ascomycete fungi, sexual development is controlled by genes at the mating type ...
  • Phylogenomic incongruence in Ceratocystis : a clue to speciation? 
    Kanzi, Aquillah M.; Trollip, Conrad; Wingfield, Michael J.; Barnes, Irene; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Brenda D. (BioMed Central, 2020-05)
    BACKGROUND: The taxonomic history of Ceratocystis, a genus in the Ceratocystidaceae, has been beset with questions and debate. This is due to many of the commonly used species recognition concepts (e.g., morphological ...
  • QTL mapping of mycelial growth and aggressiveness to distinct hosts in Ceratocystis pathogens 
    Fourie, Arista; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; De Vos, Lieschen; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Barnes, Irene (Elsevier, 2019-10)
    Some species of Ceratocystis display strong host specificity, such as C. fimbriata sensu stricto that is restricted to sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) as host. In contrast, the closely related C. manginecans, infects Acacia ...
  • The synergistic effect of concatenation in phylogenomics : the case in Pantoea 
    Palmer, Marike; Venter, S.N. (Stephanus Nicolaas); McTaggart, Alistair R.; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Van Wyk, Stephanie; Avontuur, Juanita R.; Beukes, Chrizelle Winsie; Fourie, Gerda; Santana, Quentin C.; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Blom, Jochen; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora (PeerJ, 2019-04)
    With the increased availability of genome sequences for bacteria, it has become routine practice to construct genome-based phylogenies. These phylogenies have formed the basis for various taxonomic decisions, especially ...
  • Unexpected placement of the MAT1-1-2 gene in the MAT1-2 idiomorph of Thielaviopsis 
    Wilken, Pieter Markus; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Michael J.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2018-04)
    Sexual reproduction in the Ascomycota is controlled by genes encoded at the mating-type or MAT1 locus. The two allelic versions of this locus in heterothallic species, referred to as idiomorphs, are defined by the MAT1-1-1 ...