Fungal pathogens: shape-shifting invaders

K Min, AM Neiman, JB Konopka - Trends in microbiology, 2020 - cell.com
shape-shifting alterations in morphogenesis of human fungal pathogens and how they
influence virulence … and macroconidia, which differ in size and surface structure. The smaller …

Cellular plasticity of pathogenic fungi during infection

KE Fernandes, DA Carter - PLoS Pathogens, 2020 - journals.plos.org
… form and proliferate to replace cells being shed at the epidermal surface [15]. … for virulence
and pathogenesis, there is still much to learn about the capacity of fungi for morphogenesis

Morphology changes in human fungal pathogens upon interaction with the host

Z Li, K Nielsen - Journal of Fungi, 2017 - mdpi.com
… a commensal fungal pathogen of humans that colonizes the skin and mucosal surfaces of
most … Interestingly, PakB, encoding a p21-activated kinase is required for yeast morphogenesis

Fungal morphogenetic changes inside the mammalian host

N Trevijano-Contador, C Rueda, O Zaragoza - Seminars in cell & …, 2016 - Elsevier
… -glucans on the surface because this component is one of the main immunomodulators of this
… Many factors are involved in the pathogenesis of this fungus, and in the following sections …

Fungal morphogenesis, from the polarized growth of hyphae to complex reproduction and infection structures

M Riquelme, J Aguirre, S Bartnicki-García… - Microbiology and …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
… Similarly, for the human pathogen Candida albicans, the hyphae predominate at the primary
site of infection in tissues, while yeast cells are found more on the cell surface of epithelial …

Virulence-specific cell cycle and morphogenesis connections in pathogenic fungi

J Pérez-Martín, P Bardetti, S Castanheira… - Seminars in cell & …, 2016 - Elsevier
… is changes in the morphogenesis of the fungus. The regulation … points for infectious
development by fungal pathogens. Here, … with the morphogenesis program in pathogenic fungi, …

Surface sensing and signaling networks in plant pathogenic fungi

Y Kou, NI Naqvi - Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 2016 - Elsevier
… during fungal pathogenesis. Pth11 is required for completion of appressorium morphogenesis
after the recognition phase, thus suggesting its involvement in sensing the host surface. …

Linking Cellular Morphogenesis with Antifungal Treatment and Susceptibility in Candida Pathogens

J Sharma, S Rosiana, I Razzaq, RS Shapiro - Journal of Fungi, 2019 - mdpi.com
… connections between fungal morphogenesis, virulence, and susceptibility to antifungals. …
Processes such as cellular morphogenesis, cell-surface adhesion, phenotypic switching, …

Fungal quorum sensing molecules: role in fungal morphogenesis and pathogenicity

T Wongsuk, P Pumeesat… - Journal of Basic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
… The attachment of fungal cells on surfaces is the first step of biofilm development and QSMs
play an important role in this. Phenylethanol and tyrosol increased the ability of D. hansenii …

Cell Rupture and Morphogenesis Control of the Dimorphic Yeast Candida albicans by Nanostructured Surfaces

NV Kollu, DR LaJeunesse - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
… albicans) is a dimorphic opportunistic fungal pathogen and a commensal member of the
human microbiome. (1−6)C. albicans infections in tissue or on biomedical devices are a serious …