Communicate and fuse: how filamentous fungi establish and maintain an interconnected mycelial network

MS Fischer, NL Glass - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cell-to-cell communication and cell fusion are fundamental biological processes across the
tree of life. Survival is often dependent upon being able to identify nearby individuals and …

Penicillium italicum: An Underexplored Postharvest Pathogen

AM Kanashiro, DY Akiyama, KC Kupper… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In the agricultural sector, citrus is one of the most important fruit genus in the world. In this
scenario, Brazil is the largest producer of oranges; 34% of the global production, and …

Calcium signaling is involved in diverse cellular processes in fungi

A Roy, A Kumar, D Baruah, R Tamuli - Mycology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Calcium (Ca2+) is a universal signalling molecule of life. The Ca2+ signalling is
an evolutionarily conserved process from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. Ca2+ at high …

Interaction of calcium responsive proteins and transcriptional factors with the PHO regulon in yeasts and fungi

JF Martín - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Phosphate and calcium ions are nutrients that play key roles in growth, differentiation and
the production of bioactive secondary metabolites in filamentous fungi. Phosphate …

AaCaMKs Positively Regulate Development, Infection Structure Differentiation and Pathogenicity in Alternaria alternata, Causal Agent of Pear Black Spot

Q Jiang, Y Li, R Mao, Y Bi, Y Liu, M Zhang, R Li… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaMK), a key downstream target protein in
the Ca2+ signaling pathway of eukaryotes, plays an important regulatory role in the growth …

Characterization and functional analysis of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases (CaMKs) in the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora

Z Zhen, G Zhang, L Yang, N Ma, Q Li, Y Ma… - Applied microbiology …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Ca 2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases (CaMKs) are unique second-
messenger molecules that impact almost all cellular processes in eukaryotes. In this study …

Calcium chloride treatment delays the quality deterioration of king oyster mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii) through positive regulation of antioxidants by PeCaMK1

L Lian, J Liu, Y Zhou, M Du, Y Lin, H Chang, S Zhang… - Food Bioscience, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Calcium (Ca 2+) signaling plays a crucial role in the growth, development, and
stress responses of mushrooms. However, its specific mechanisms in regulating postharvest …

Transcriptome analysis of fungicide-responsive gene expression profiles in two Penicillium italicum strains with different response to the sterol demethylation inhibitor …

T Zhang, Q Cao, N Li, D Liu, Y Yuan - BMC genomics, 2020 - Springer
Background Penicillium italicum (blue mold) is one of citrus pathogens causing undesirable
citrus fruit decay even at strictly-controlled low temperatures (< 10° C) during shipping and …

Characterization and Functional Analysis of a New Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase (CaMK1) in the Citrus Pathogenic Fungus Penicillium italicum

G Li, S Liu, L Wu, X Wang, R Cuan, Y Zheng, D Liu… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Calcium (Ca2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases (CaMKs) act as a class of crucial
elements in Ca2+-signal transduction pathways that regulate fungal growth, sporulation …

Danger signals activate a putative innate immune system during regeneration in a filamentous fungus

E Medina-Castellanos, JM Villalobos-Escobedo… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The ability to respond to injury is a biological process shared by organisms of different
kingdoms that can even result in complete regeneration of a part or structure that was lost …