Additional file 8: of Transposable element insertions shape gene regulation and melanin production in a fungal pathogen of wheat

The transposable element insertion upstream of Zmr1 in 3D1 downregulates Zmr1 expression. Mean gray values (0 = black, 255 = white) based on at least 35 colonies of the wild-types 3D1 and 3D7, three independent TE deletion mutants in the 3D1 background (3D1 ΔTE #93, #131, #239) and the two ectopic controls (3D1+ Hyg #3 and #6), 7 days post inoculation. Asterisks (*) indicate that the strains are significantly darker than the wild-type 3D1 (Kruskal-Wallis, p value ≤ 0.05). The experiment was performed three times with 3D1ΔTE #93 and twice with #131 and #239. (PDF 330 kb)