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 …

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 …

Microtubules are key players in cellular self-organization, acting as structural scaffolds,
cellular highways, force generators and signalling platforms. Microtubules are polar …

Intracellular transport is mediated by molecular motors that bind cargo to be transported
along the cytoskeleton. Here, we report, for the first time, that peroxisomes (POs), lipid …

The maize pathogen Ustilago maydis has to undergo various morphological transitions for
the completion of its sexual life cycle. For example, haploid cells respond to pheromone by …

The filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans grows by polarized extension of hyphal tips.
The actin cytoskeleton is essential for polarized growth, but the role of microtubules has …

The plant pathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis induces disease only in its dikaryotic stage
that is generated after mating. This process involves coordinated cAMP and mitogen …

Cellular polarity is a fundamental property of every cell. Due to their extremely fast growth
rate (≥ 1 μm/s) and their highly elongated form, filamentous fungi represent a prime …

The use of fungal model systems, such as Saccharomyces cerevisisae and
Schizosaccharomyces pombe, has contributed enormously to our understanding of …