The genus Trichoderma contains fungi with high relevance for humans, with applications in
enzyme production for plant cell wall degradation and use in biocontrol. Here, we provide a …

Sexual reproduction enables genetic exchange in eukaryotic organisms as diverse as fungi,
animals, plants, and ciliates. Given its ubiquity, sex is thought to have evolved once, possibly …

Cryptococcus neoformans is a pathogenic basidiomycetous yeast responsible for more than
600,000 deaths each year. It occurs as two serotypes (A and D) representing two varieties …

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 …

Abstract Seminal work by Louis Pasteur revealed the contribution of fungi–yeasts and
microsporidia to agroindustry and disease in animals, respectively. More than 150 years …

RNA interference (RNAi) is a conserved eukaryotic gene regulatory mechanism that uses
small noncoding RNAs to mediate posttranscriptional/transcriptional gene silencing. The …

The importance of the Basidiomycete Cryptococcus neoformans to human health has
stimulated its development as an experimental model for both basic physiology and …

Small RNA molecules of about 20 to 30 nucleotides function in gene regulation and
genomic defense via conserved eukaryotic RNA interference (RNAi)-related pathways. The …

Mobile DNA, comprising both active and decaying copies of transposable elements (TEs), is
present in nearly all living organisms. Although fungal genomes tend to be significantly …

A never-ending arms race drives coevolution between pathogens and hosts. In plants,
pathogen attacks invoke multiple layers of host immune responses. Many pathogens deliver …