The proteasome governs fungal morphogenesis via functional connections with Hsp90 and cAMP-protein kinase a signaling

S Hossain, AO Veri, LE Cowen - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Protein homeostasis is critical for proliferation and viability of all organisms. For Candida
albicans, protein homeostasis also modulates the transition between yeast and filamentous …

Ferroptosis contributes to developmental cell death in rice blast

Q Shen, M Liang, F Yang, YZ Deng, NI Naqvi - New Phytologist, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ferroptosis, an iron‐dependent cell death process, was found to occur in Magnaporthe
oryzae, and plays a key role in infection‐related development therein. Ferroptosis in the rice …

[HTML][HTML] Innate recognition of fungal cell walls

SM Levitz - PLoS pathogens, 2010 - journals.plos.org
The emergence of fungal infections as major causes of morbidity and mortality in
immunosuppressed individuals has prompted studies into how the host recognizes fungal …

Sensing the environment: lessons from fungi

YS Bahn, C Xue, A Idnurm, JC Rutherford… - Nature Reviews …, 2007 - nature.com
All living organisms use numerous signal-transduction systems to sense and respond to
their environments and thereby survive and proliferate in a range of biological niches …

Fungal effectors, the double edge sword of phytopathogens

A Pradhan, S Ghosh, D Sahoo, G Jha - Current genetics, 2021 - Springer
Phyto-pathogenic fungi can cause huge damage to crop production. During millions of years
of coexistence, fungi have evolved diverse life-style to obtain nutrients from the host and to …

The role of effectors of biotrophic and hemibiotrophic fungi in infection

M Koeck, AR Hardham, PN Dodds - Cellular microbiology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Biotrophic and hemibiotrophic fungi are successful groups of plant pathogens that require
living plant tissue to survive and complete their life cycle. Members of these groups include …

High-Throughput Screening Identifies Genes Required for Candida albicans Induction of Macrophage Pyroptosis

TR O'Meara, K Duah, CX Guo, ME Maxson, RG Gaudet… - MBio, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
The innate immune system is the first line of defense against invasive fungal infections. As a
consequence, many successful fungal pathogens have evolved elegant strategies to interact …

Fungal strategies for overcoming host innate immune response

LYA Chai, MG Netea, AG Vonk, BJ Kullberg - Medical mycology, 2009 - academic.oup.com
A successful pathogen is one that is able to effectively survive and evade detection by the
host innate immune defense. Fungal pathogens have adopted strategies which evade host …

[HTML][HTML] Apoplastic effector candidates of a foliar forest pathogen trigger cell death in host and non-host plants

L Hunziker, M Tarallo, K Gough, M Guo… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Forests are under threat from pests, pathogens, and changing climate. A major forest
pathogen worldwide is the hemibiotroph Dothistroma septosporum, which causes …

[HTML][HTML] Survival strategies of yeast and filamentous fungi against the antifungal protein AFP

JP Ouedraogo, S Hagen, A Spielvogel… - Journal of Biological …, 2011 - ASBMB
The activities of signaling pathways are critical for fungi to survive antifungal attack and to
maintain cell integrity. However, little is known about how fungi respond to antifungals …