Filamentous fungi are a large and evolutionarily successful group of organisms of enormous
ecological importance (27, 114). Fungi also have a considerable impact on our economy …

Fungal hyphae extend by apical growth. This process involves the polarized traffic of
secretory vesicles to the Spitzenkörper (SPK) and their subsequent distribution to specific …

Fungal Cell Wall presents a comprehensive examination of the structure, synthesis, and
growth of the fungal cell wall and explores the reasons for the cell wall's importance to the …

Hyphal tip growth in fungi is important because of the economic and medical importance of
fungi, and because it may be a useful model for polarized growth in other organisms. We …

Filamentous fungi are a large and ancient clade of microorganisms that occupy a broad
range of ecological niches. The success of filamentous fungi is largely due to their elongate …

In eukaryotic cells, proteins are targeted to their final subcellular locations with precise
timing. A key underlying mechanism is the active transport of cognate mRNAs, which in …

The syntaxin family of soluble N-ethyl maleimide sensitive factor adaptor protein receptors
(SNAREs) is known to play an important role in the fusion of transport vesicles with specific …

Growth and morphogenesis of filamentous fungi is underpinned by dynamic reorganization
and polarization of the actin cytoskeleton. Actin has crucial roles in exocytosis, endocytosis …

Bidirectional membrane trafficking along microtubules is mediated by kinesin-1, kinesin-3,
and dynein. Several organelle-bound adapters for kinesin-1 and dynein have been reported …

In the fungus Ustilago maydis, early endosomes move bidirectionally along microtubules
(MTs) and facilitate growth by local membrane recycling at the tip of the infectious hypha …