The genome sequence of the model ascomycete fungus Podospora anserina

Table 1 Areas of research that should benefit from the P. anserina complete genome sequence

	Original report	Recent works that have benefited from the genome sequence
Ageing and cell degeneration	[40,103]	[104-106]
Cell death	[79]	[104,107]
Self/non-self recognition (vegetative incompatibility and hyphal interference)	[76,79]	[65]
Mating type and inter-nuclear recognition	[108]	[109]
Cell differentiation and cell signaling in filamentous fungi	[110]	[111]
Sexual reproduction in fungi	[21]	[64,111]
Mechanism of meiosis	[22,112]
Meiotic drive	[113]
Translation accuracy determinants and role	[114]	[115]; this paper
Mitochondrial physiology	[116,117]	[105]
Peroxisomal physiology and function	[118]	[119]
Prions and other protein-based inheritance	[120,121]	[106]
Biomass conversion	This paper
Secondary metabolism		[122]

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