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Jason C. Slot

Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University
Verified email at osu.edu
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[HTML][HTML] The evolution of fungal metabolic pathways

JH Wisecaver, JC Slot, A Rokas - PLoS genetics, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Fungi contain a remarkable range of metabolic pathways, sometimes encoded by gene
clusters, enabling them to digest most organic matter and synthesize an array of potent small …

Reconstructing the early evolution of Fungi using a six-gene phylogeny

…, B O'Rourke, M Crockett, M Binder, JM Curtis, JC Slot… - Nature, 2006 - nature.com
The ancestors of fungi are believed to be simple aquatic forms with flagellated spores,
similar to members of the extant phylum Chytridiomycota (chytrids). Current classifications …

The Paleozoic origin of enzymatic lignin decomposition reconstructed from 31 fungal genomes

…, G Sabat, A Salamov, M Samejima, J Schmutz, JC Slot… - Science, 2012 - science.org
Wood is a major pool of organic carbon that is highly resistant to decay, owing largely to the
presence of lignin. The only organisms capable of substantial lignin decay are white rot …

[HTML][HTML] Dimensions of horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotic microbial pathogens

E Gluck-Thaler, JC Slot - PLoS pathogens, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Comparative genomic studies of microorganisms have disrupted the paradigm of vertical
inheritance with modification. First in bacteria, and more recently in microscopic and even …

[PDF][PDF] Horizontal transfer of a large and highly toxic secondary metabolic gene cluster between fungi

JC Slot, A Rokas - Current biology, 2011 - cell.com
Genes involved in intermediary and secondary metabolism in fungi are frequently physically
linked or clustered. For example, in Aspergillus nidulans the entire pathway for the …

Major clades of Agaricales: a multilocus phylogenetic overview

…, MC Aime, JM Moncalvo, ZW Ge, ZL Yang, JC Slot… - Mycologia, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
An overview of the phylogeny of the Agaricales is presented based on a multilocus analysis
of a six-gene region supermatrix. Bayesian analyses of 5611 nucleotide characters of rpb1, …

Contributions of rpb2 and tef1 to the phylogeny of mushrooms and allies (Basidiomycota, Fungi)

…, T Frøslev, ZW Ge, RW Kerrigan, JC Slot… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2007 - Elsevier
A phylogeny of the fungal phylum Basidiomycota is presented based on a survey of 160 taxa
and five nuclear genes. Two genes, rpb2, and tef1, are presented in detail. The rpb2 gene …

Comparative genomics of biotechnologically important yeasts

…, C Scheuner, AA Sibirny, JC Slot… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Ascomycete yeasts are metabolically diverse, with great potential for biotechnology. Here,
we report the comparative genome analysis of 29 taxonomically and biotechnologically …

Fungal gene cluster diversity and evolution

JC Slot - Advances in genetics, 2017 - Elsevier
Metabolic gene clusters (MGCs) have provided some of the earliest glimpses at the biochemical
machinery of yeast and filamentous fungi. MGCs encode diverse genetic mechanisms …

[PDF][PDF] The evolutionary imprint of domestication on genome variation and function of the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae

JG Gibbons, L Salichos, JC Slot, DC Rinker… - Current Biology, 2012 - cell.com
The domestication of animals, plants, and microbes fundamentally transformed the lifestyle
and demography of the human species [1]. Although the genetic and functional …