Incipient local adaptation in a fungus: evolution of heavy metal tolerance through allelic and copy-number variation
Bazzicalupo, A.; Ruytinx, J.; Ke, Y.-H.; Coninx, L.; Colpaert, J.; Nguyen, N.; Vilgalys, R.; Branco, S.
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Human-altered environments can shape the evolution of organisms. Fungi are no exception, though little is known about how they withstand anthropogenic pollution. Here, we document incipient polygenic local adaptation in the mycorrhizal fungus Suillus luteus driven by recent soil heavy metal contamination. Genome scans across individuals from recently polluted and nearby unpolluted soils in Belgium revealed no evidence of population structure but detected allelic divergence and gene copy number variation in genes involved in metal exclusion, storage, immobilization, and reactive oxygen species detoxification. Standing genetic variation included multiple alleles of small effects contributing to heavy metal tolerance, suggesting the existence of different strategies to withstand contamination. These variants were shared across the whole population but under selection in isolates exposed to pollution. Together, our results point to S. luteus undergoing the initial steps of adaptive divergence and contribute to understanding the processes underlying local adaptation under strong environmental selection.
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