Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play an important role in the biology of various organisms,
including fungi, in which they are required for the trafficking of molecules across the cell wall …

Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic human fungal pathogen and can undergo both
bisexual and unisexual mating. Despite the fact that one mating type is dispensable for …

The RNA interference (RNAi) plays a critical role in gene regulation in a variety of eukaryotic
organisms. However, the role of RNAi remains largely unclear in plant pathogenic fungi. In …

Cryptococcus gattii is a fungal pathogen of humans, causing pulmonary infections in
otherwise healthy hosts. To characterize genomic variation among the four major lineages of …

RNAi is a conserved genome defense mechanism in eukaryotes that protects against
deleterious effects of transposons and viral invasion. Repetitive DNA loci are a major source …

Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are well-studied basidiomyceteous
yeasts that are capable of causing disease in healthy and immunocompromised people. The …

In the post-genomics era, RNAi has rapidly become a powerful reverse genetic tool for
elucidating gene function in a wide range of eukaryotes including fungi. In this review, we …

In the yeast S accharomyces cerevisiae, the regulation of cell types by homeodomain
transcription factors is a key paradigm; however, many questions remain regarding this class …

Rapid advances in molecular biology and genome sequencing have enabled the
generation of new technology and resources for cryptococcal research. RNAi-mediated …

Ribonucleic acid (RNA)-silencing mechanisms exist in many eukaryotes to regulate a variety
of biological processes. The known molecular components are related to Dicers, Argonautes …