Fungal dimorphism: the switch from hyphae to yeast is a specialized morphogenetic adaptation allowing colonization of a host

KJ Boyce, A Andrianopoulos - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The ability of pathogenic fungi to switch between a multicellular hyphal and unicellular yeast
growth form is a tightly regulated process known as dimorphic switching. Dimorphic …

Talaromyces marneffei Infection: Virulence, Intracellular Lifestyle and Host Defense Mechanisms

K Pruksaphon, JD Nosanchuk, K Ratanabanangkoon… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Talaromycosis (Penicilliosis) is an opportunistic mycosis caused by the thermally dimorphic
fungus Talaromyces (Penicillium) marneffei. Similar to other major causes of systemic …

Botrytis cinerea: the cause of grey mould disease

B Williamson, B Tudzynski, P Tudzynski… - Molecular plant …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
SUMMARY Introduction: Botrytis cinerea (teleomorph: Botryotinia fuckeliana) is an airborne
plant pathogen with a necrotrophic lifestyle attacking over 200 crop hosts worldwide …

Different signalling pathways involving a Gα protein, cAMP and a MAP kinase control germination of Botrytis cinerea conidia

G Doehlemann, P Berndt, M Hahn - Molecular microbiology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Conidial germination of the grey mould fungus Botrytis cinerea was found to be induced by
different chemical and physical signals, namely the amount and quality of nutrients as well …

Pleiotropic roles of Ras GTPases in the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora identified through multi-omics analyses

L Yang, X Li, M Xie, N Bai, J Yang, K Jiang, KQ Zhang… - IScience, 2021 - cell.com
The nematode-trapping fungi are ideal agents for controlling pathogenic nematodes.
Arthrobotrys oligospora is a representative species of the same, producing traps for …

The band mutation in Neurospora crassa is a dominant allele of ras-1 implicating RAS signaling in circadian output

WJ Belden, LF Larrondo, AC Froehlich… - Genes & …, 2007 - genesdev.cshlp.org
band, an allele enabling clear visualization of circadianly regulated spore formation
(conidial banding), has remained an integral tool in the study of circadian rhythms for 40 …

RAS2 Regulates Growth and Pathogenesis in Fusarium graminearum

BH Bluhm, X Zhao, JE Flaherty, JR Xu… - Molecular Plant …, 2007 - Am Phytopath Society
Fusarium graminearum is a ubiquitous pathogen of cereal crops, including wheat, barley,
and maize. Diseases caused by F. graminearum are of particular concern because …

Spore germination of pathogenic filamentous fungi

PCS Sephton-Clark, K Voelz - Advances in applied microbiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Fungi, algae, plants, protozoa, and bacteria are all known to form spores, especially
hardy and ubiquitous propagation structures that are also often the infectious agents of …

The small GTPases in fungal signaling conservation and function

M Dautt-Castro, M Rosendo-Vargas, S Casas-Flores - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Monomeric GTPases, which belong to the Ras superfamily, are small proteins involved in
many biological processes. They are fine-tuned regulated by guanine nucleotide exchange …

Rac1 and Cdc42 regulate hyphal growth and cytokinesis in the dimorphic fungus Ustilago maydis

M Mahlert, L Leveleki, A Hlubek… - Molecular …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Small GTP‐binding proteins of the highly conserved Rho family act as molecular switches
regulating cell signalling, cytoskeletal organization and vesicle trafficking in eukaryotic cells …