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 …

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 …

Genome wide association identifies novel loci involved in fungal communication

J Palma-Guerrero, CR Hall, D Kowbel, J Welch… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Understanding how genomes encode complex cellular and organismal behaviors has
become the outstanding challenge of modern genetics. Unlike classical screening methods …

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 …

Kinome expansion in the Fusarium oxysporum species complex driven by accessory chromosomes

GA DeIulio, L Guo, Y Zhang, JM Goldberg, HC Kistler… - MSphere, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
The Fusarium oxysporum species complex (FOSC) is a group of soilborne pathogens
causing severe disease in more than 100 plant hosts, while individual strains exhibit strong …

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 …

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 …

Calcium homeostasis and signaling in fungi and their relevance for pathogenicity of yeasts and filamentous fungi

R Tisi, M Rigamonti, S Groppi, F Belotti - AIMS Molecular Science, 2016 - boa.unimib.it
Though fungi show peculiarities in the purposes and specific traits of calcium signaling
pathways, the general scheme and the most important players are well conserved if …

Calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinases are involved in growth, thermotolerance, oxidative stress survival, and fertility in Neurospora crassa

R Kumar, R Tamuli - Archives of microbiology, 2014 - Springer
Calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinases (Ca 2+/CaMKs) are Ser/Thr protein kinases that
respond to change in cytosolic free Ca 2+([Ca 2+] c) and play multiple cellular roles in …