Fusarium head blight (FHB) of small grain cereals caused by Fusarium graminearum and
other Fusarium species is an economically important plant disease worldwide. Fusarium …

The calcium-based intracellular signalling system is used ubiquitously to couple
extracellular stimuli to their characteristic intracellular responses. It is becoming clear from …

Filamentous fungi produce a number of small bioactive molecules as part of their secondary
metabolism ranging from benign antibiotics such as penicillin to threatening mycotoxins …

Intervertebral discs (IVDs) are complex structures that consist of three parts, namely, nucleus
pulposus, annulus fibrosus and cartilage endplates. With aging, IVDs gradually degenerate …

The capsule of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans has been studied extensively
in recent decades and a large body of information is now available to the scientific …

Plant biomass degradation by fungi requires a diverse set of secreted enzymes and
significantly contributes to the global carbon cycle. Recent advances in genomic and …

Plants show physiological and morphological responses to a range of physical and
chemical factors known as 'elicitors'. These responses have been considered as defence …

Light represents a major carrier of information in nature. The molecular machineries
translating its electromagnetic energy (photons) into the chemical language of cells transmit …

The genus Trichoderma contains fungi with high relevance for humans, with applications in
enzyme production for plant cell wall degradation and use in biocontrol. Here, we provide a …

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 …