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ArticleNature communications2025

Unveiling a pervasive DNA adenine methylation regulatory network in the early-diverging fungus Rhizopus microsporus.

Carlos Lax, Leo A Baumgart, Ghizlane Tahiri, Natalia Nicolás-Muñoz, Yu Zhang, Ian K Blaby, Stephen J Mondo, Bishoy Kamel, Ronan C O'Malley, Vivian Ng and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. TheJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Carlos LaxDepartamento de Genética y Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2059-303X
Leo A BaumgartU.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2773-5897
Ghizlane TahiriDepartamento de Genética y Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Natalia Nicolás-MuñozDepartamento de Genética y Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Yu ZhangU.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4495-3447
Ian K BlabyU.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1631-3154
Stephen J MondoU.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5797-0647
Bishoy KamelU.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2934-3827
Ronan C O'MalleyDepartment of Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4907-0339
Vivian NgU.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8941-6931
Eusebio NavarroDepartamento de Genética y Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3091-4378
Igor V GrigorievU.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3136-8903
Francisco E NicolásDepartamento de Genética y Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain. fnicolas@um.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3762-5971
Victoriano GarreDepartamento de Genética y Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain. vgarre@um.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7605-1726

Funding

Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness | Agencia Estatal de Investigación (Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigación) PID2021-124674NB-I00Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness | Agencia Estatal de Investigación (Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigación) PID2024-160088NB-I00
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Development of the DNA affinity purification and sequencing (DAP-seq) technique has allowed genome-scale studies of transcription factor (TF)-binding sites with high reproducibility. Here, we apply this technique to the human opportunistic pathogen Rhizopus microsporus, a mucoralean fungus belonging to the understudied group of early-diverging fungi. We characterize genome-wide binding sites of 58 TFs encoded by genes regulated through adenine methylation and representing major TF families. This analysis reveals their binding profiles and recognized sequences, expanding and diversifying the catalog of known fungal motifs. By integrating this data with DNA 6-methyladenine profiling, we uncover the extensive direct and indirect impact of this epigenetic modification on the regulation of gene expression. Furthermore, we use the generated data to identify TFs involved in biologically relevant processes such as zinc metabolism and light response. Our work enhances our understanding of regulatory mechanisms in R. microsporus and provides broader insights into gene regulation across the fungal kingdom.

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AdenineDNA MethylationGene Regulatory NetworksRhizopusBinding SitesDNA, FungalEpigenesis, GeneticFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenome, FungalHumansTranscription FactorsAdenineDNA, FungalFungal ProteinsTranscription Factors

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PMID41271683
PMCPMC12638772

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