Rhizobia can infect roots of host legume plants and induce new organs called nodules, in
which they fix atmospheric nitrogen. Infection generally starts with root hair curling, then …

The brown alga Ectocarpus siliculosus has a haploid–diploid life cycle that involves an
alternation between two distinct generations, the sporophyte and the gametophyte. We describe …

Brown algae are an important group of multicellular eukaryotes, phylogenetically distinct from
both the animal and land plant lineages. Ectocarpus has emerged as a model organism to …

The genome of the filamentous brown alga Ectocarpus was the first to be completely sequenced
from within the brown algal group and has served as a key reference genome both for …

… Author links open overlay panel J Mark Cock 1 2 , Olivier Godfroy 1 2 , Nicolas Macaisne 1 2
, Akira F Peters 3 , Susana M Coelho … Godfroy, A. Arun, G. Le Corguillé, AF Peters, JM Cock …

Hi-C exploits contact frequencies between pairs of loci to bridge and order contigs during
genome assembly, resulting in chromosome-level assemblies. Because few robust programs …

The Medicago truncatula DMI3 gene encodes a calcium- and calmodulin-dependent protein
kinase (CCaMK) that is necessary for the establishment of both rhizobial and mycorrhizal …

10.7554/eLife.43101.001 Three amino acid loop extension homeodomain transcription
factors (TALE HD TFs) act as life cycle regulators in green algae and land plants. In mosses …

Co-sexuality has evolved repeatedly from unisexual (dioicous) ancestors across a wide
range of taxa. However, the molecular changes underpinning this important transition remain …

In many eukaryotes, such as dioicous mosses and many algae, sex is determined by UV sex
chromosomes and is expressed during the haploid phase of the life cycle. In these species, …