Recent developments and trends in the friction testing for conventional sheet metal forming and incremental sheet forming

T Trzepiecinski, HG Lemu - Metals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Friction is the main phenomenon that has a huge influence on the flow behavior of deformed
material in sheet metal forming operations. Sheet metal forming methods are one of the most …

An overview of inorganic polymer as potential lubricant additive for high temperature tribology

S Wan, AK Tieu, Y Xia, H Zhu, BH Tran, S Cui - Tribology international, 2016 - Elsevier
Hot metal manufacturing process involves high temperature tribology. A class of high
temperature lubricants of inorganic polymers have been developed for hot metalworking …

A non-pheromone GPCR is essential for meiosis and ascosporogenesis in the wheat scab fungus

M Ding, S Cao, D Xu, A Xia, Z Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Meiosis is essential for generating genetic diversity and sexual spores, but the regulation of
meiosis and ascosporogenesis is not clear in filamentous fungi, in which dikaryotic and …

Fungal Sex: The Ascomycota

RJ Bennett, BG Turgeon - Microbiology spectrum, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
This article provides an overview of sexual reproduction in the ascomycetes, a phylum of
fungi that is named after the specialized sacs or “asci” that hold the sexual spores. They …

Genetic networks that govern sexual reproduction in the Pezizomycotina

AM Wilson, PM Wilken, MJ Wingfield… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Sexual development in filamentous fungi is a complex process that relies on the precise
control of and interaction between a variety of genetic networks and pathways. The mating …

A large-scale functional analysis of putative target genes of mating-type loci provides insight into the regulation of sexual development of the cereal pathogen …

HK Kim, SM Jo, GY Kim, DW Kim, YK Kim… - PLoS genetics, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Fusarium graminearum, the causal agent of Fusarium head blight in cereal crops, produces
sexual progeny (ascospore) as an important overwintering and dissemination strategy for …

The caterpillar fungus, Ophiocordyceps sinensis, genome provides insights into highland adaptation of fungal pathogenicity

EH Xia, DR Yang, JJ Jiang, QJ Zhang, Y Liu, YL Liu… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
To understand the potential genetic basis of highland adaptation of fungal pathogenicity, we
present here the~ 116 Mb de novo assembled high-quality genome of Ophiocordyceps …

The MAT Locus Genes Play Different Roles in Sexual Reproduction and Pathogenesis in Fusarium graminearum

Q Zheng, R Hou, Juanyu, Zhang, J Ma, Z Wu, G Wang… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Sexual reproduction plays a critical role in the infection cycle of Fusarium graminearum
because ascospores are the primary inoculum. As a homothallic ascomycete, F …

Functional Roles of FgLaeA in Controlling Secondary Metabolism, Sexual Development, and Virulence in Fusarium graminearum

HK Kim, S Lee, SM Jo, SP McCormick, RAE Butchko… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Fusarium graminearum, the causal agent of Fusarium head blight in cereal crops, produces
mycotoxins such as trichothecenes and zearalenone in infected plants. Here, we focused on …

It's all in the genes: the regulatory pathways of sexual reproduction in filamentous ascomycetes

AM Wilson, PM Wilken, MA van der Nest, MJ Wingfield… - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Sexual reproduction in filamentous ascomycete fungi results in the production of highly
specialized sexual tissues, which arise from relatively simple, vegetative mycelia. This …