Mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways and fungal pathogenesis

X Zhao, R Mehrabi, JR Xu - Eukaryotic cell, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
In eukaryotic cells, a family of serine/threonine protein kinases known as mitogen-activated
protein (MAP) kinases (MAPKs) is involved in the transduction of a variety of extracellular …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of biotic interactions and responses to abiotic stresses by MAP kinase pathways in plant pathogenic fungi

X Zhang, Z Wang, C Jiang, JR Xu - Stress Biology, 2021 - Springer
Like other eukaryotes, fungi use MAP kinase (MAPK) pathways to mediate cellular changes
responding to external stimuli. In the past two decades, three well-conserved MAP kinase …

Fusarium oxysporum Ste12 Controls Invasive Growth and Virulence Downstream of the Fmk1 MAPK Cascade

N Rispail, A Di Pietro - Molecular plant-microbe interactions, 2009 - Am Phytopath Society
A conserved mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade homologous to the yeast
Fus3/Kss1 mating/filamentation pathway regulates virulence in fungal plant pathogens. In …

[HTML][HTML] Applying molecular and genetic methods to trees and their fungal communities

M Müller, U Kües, KB Budde, O Gailing - Applied Microbiology and …, 2023 - Springer
Forests provide invaluable economic, ecological, and social services. At the same time, they
are exposed to several threats, such as fragmentation, changing climatic conditions, or …

The Fus3/Kss1 MAP kinase homolog Amk1 regulates the expression of genes encoding hydrolytic enzymes in Alternaria brassicicola

Y Cho, RA Cramer Jr, KH Kim, J Davis… - Fungal Genetics and …, 2007 - Elsevier
Mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases have been shown to be required for virulence in
diverse phytopathogenic fungi. To study its role in pathogenicity, we disrupted the Amk1 …

The mitogen-activated protein kinase gene CcPmk1 is required for fungal growth, cell wall integrity and pathogenicity in Cytospora chrysosperma

L Yu, D Xiong, Z Han, Y Liang, C Tian - Fungal genetics and biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Cytospora chrysosperma, the causal agent of canker disease in a wide range of woody
plants, results in significant annual economic and ecological losses. Mitogen-activated …

[HTML][HTML] The role of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase signaling components in the fungal development, stress response and virulence of the fungal cereal …

Y Leng, S Zhong - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) have been demonstrated to be involved in
fungal development, sexual reproduction, pathogenicity and/or virulence in many …

CcPmk1 is a regulator of pathogenicity in Cytospora chrysosperma and can be used as a potential target for disease control

D Xiong, L Yu, H Shan, C Tian - Molecular Plant Pathology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Fus3/Kss1, also known as Pmk1 in several pathogenic fungi, is a component of the
mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling pathway that functions as a regulator in …

Ste12 transcription factor homologue CpST12 is down-regulated by hypovirus infection and required for virulence and female fertility of the chestnut blight fungus …

F Deng, TD Allen, DL Nuss - Eukaryotic Cell, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A putative homologue of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ste12 transcription
factor was identified in a series of expressed sequence tag-based microarray analyses as …

The citrus postharvest pathogen Penicillium digitatum depends on the PdMpkB kinase for developmental and virulence functions

H Ma, X Sun, M Wang, Y Gai, KR Chung, H Li - International journal of food …, 2016 - Elsevier
The postharvest pathogen Penicillium digitatum causes green mold decay on citrus fruit,
resulting in severe economic losses. To explore possible factors involved in fungal …