Fungal evolution: cellular, genomic and metabolic complexity

MA Naranjo‐Ortiz, T Gabaldón - Biological Reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The question of how phenotypic and genomic complexity are inter‐related and how they are
shaped through evolution is a central question in biology that historically has been …

[HTML][HTML] The Destructive Fungal Pathogen Botrytis cinerea—Insights from Genes Studied with Mutant Analysis

N Cheung, L Tian, X Liu, X Li - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Botrytis cinerea is one of the most destructive fungal pathogens affecting numerous plant
hosts, including many important crop species. As a molecularly under-studied organism, its …

[HTML][HTML] Regulated forms of cell death in fungi

AP Gonçalves, J Heller, A Daskalov, A Videira… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Cell death occurs in all domains of life. While some cells die in an uncontrolled way due to
exposure to external cues, other cells die in a regulated manner as part of a genetically …

Sterilizing immunity in the lung relies on targeting fungal apoptosis-like programmed cell death

N Shlezinger, H Irmer, S Dhingra, SR Beattie… - Science, 2017 - science.org
Humans inhale mold conidia daily and typically experience lifelong asymptomatic
clearance. Conidial germination into tissue-invasive hyphae can occur in individuals with …

Virulence factors of Botrytis cinerea

M Nakajima, K Akutsu - Journal of General Plant Pathology, 2014 - Springer
Botrytis cinerea is responsible for gray mold disease in more than 200 host plant species.
The infection of host plants is mediated by numerous extracellular enzymes, proteins and …

[HTML][HTML] Inseparable companions: fungal viruses as regulators of fungal fitness and host adaptation

V Lerer, N Shlezinger - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Viruses are unanimously omnipresent in the biosphere (Cobián Güemes et al., 2016). While
fungi are a major cause of human, animal, and plant disease, they too can be infected by …

Pseudozyma aphidis activates reactive oxygen species production, programmed cell death and morphological alterations in the necrotrophic fungus Botrytis cinerea

CE Calderón, N Rotem, R Harris… - Molecular plant …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Many types of yeast have been studied in the last few years as potential biocontrol agents
against different phytopathogenic fungi. Their ability to control plant diseases is mainly …

[HTML][HTML] Apoptotic-like programed cell death in fungi: the benefits in filamentous species

N Shlezinger, N Goldfinger, A Sharon - Frontiers in oncology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Studies conducted in the early 1990s showed for the first time that Saccharomyces
cerevisiae can undergo cell death with hallmarks of animal apoptosis. These findings came …

[HTML][HTML] Fungi infecting plants and animals: killers, non-killers, and cell death

A Sharon, N Shlezinger - PLoS Pathogens, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Fungi occupy every inhabitable ecological niche on earth [1]. Environmental requirements
vary, from species with very specific ones to species that can live under a broad range of …

Botrytis cinerea type II inhibitor of apoptosis BcBIR1 enhances the biocontrol capacity of Coniothyrium minitans

J Wu, R Xin, Y Jiang, H Jin, H Liu… - Microbial …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Apoptosis‐like programmed cell death is associated with fungal development, ageing,
pathogenicity and stress responses. Here, to explore the potential of Botrytis cinerea type II …