Intragenic tandem repeats generate functional variability

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Cell wall construction in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (2006, background): “Also some GPI–CWPs, such as the flocculins, Aga1p, Tir1p, Tir4p and Dan4p, contain multiple repeats [157].”
Evolution of pathogenicity and sexual reproduction in eight Candida genomes (2009, background): “Theyhavealsolostcomponentsofthemajor crossover-formationpathwayin S.cerevisiae ( MSH4 , MSH5 ), but have retained a minor pathway ( MUS81 , MMS4 ) 38,39 .”
The cell wall: a carbohydrate armour for the fungal cell (2007, background): “This variability at the cell surface might permit evasion of the host immune response (Verstrepen et al., 2005) in a way similar to antigenic variation in parasites.”
Flocculation, adhesion and biofilm formation in yeasts (2006, background): “…sequences in the middle part of the adhesin genes are Plasticity of adhesion and adhesins in yeast 11 © 2006 The Authors Journal compilation © 2006 Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Molecular Microbiology, 60, 5–15 the driving force behind the creation of novel adhesins (Verstrepen et al., 2004a; 2005).”