[HTML][HTML] Multicellularity and the Need for Communication—A Systematic Overview on (Algal) Plasmodesmata and Other Types of Symplasmic Cell Connections

L Wegner, ML Porth, K Ehlers - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the evolution of eukaryotes, the transition from unicellular to simple multicellular
organisms has happened multiple times. For the development of complex multicellularity …

[HTML][HTML] A year at the forefront of plasmodesmal biology

A Paterlini - Biology Open, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Cell–cell communication is a central feature of multicellular organisms, enabling division of
labour and coordinated responses. Plasmodesmata are membrane-lined pores that provide …

Woronin body hitchhiking on early endosomes is dispensable for septal localization in Aspergillus nidulans

LD Songster, D Bhuyan, JR Christensen… - Molecular biology of …, 2023 - Am Soc Cell Biol
The proper functioning of organelles depends on their intracellular localization, mediated by
motor protein–dependent transport on cytoskeletal tracks. Rather than directly associating …

Aspergillus SUMOylation mutants exhibit chromosome segregation defects including chromatin bridges

J Zhang, R Qiu, BD Bieger, CE Oakley, BR Oakley… - Genetics, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Functions of protein SUMOylation remain incompletely understood in different cell types. Via
forward genetics, here we identified ubaB Q247*, a loss-of-function mutation in a SUMO …

Fungal transglutaminase domain–containing proteins are involved in hyphal protection at the septal pore against wounding

MAA Mamun, J Maruyama - Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2023 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Transglutaminase (TG) is a ubiquitous enzyme that crosslinks substrates. In humans, TG
participates in blood clotting and wound healing. However, the functions related to the …

Identification of novel proteins regulating lipid droplet biogenesis in filamentous fungi

MA Al Mamun, MA Reza, MS Islam - Molecular Microbiology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lipid droplets (LDs) are storage organelles for neutral lipids which are critical for lipid
homeostasis. Current knowledge of fungal LD biogenesis is largely limited to budding yeast …

[HTML][HTML] Aspergillus SUMOylation mutants have normal dynein function but exhibit chromatin bridges

J Zhang, R Qiu, BD Bieger, CE Oakley, BR Oakley… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Functions of protein SUMOylation remain incompletely understood in different cell types.
The budding yeast SUMOylation machinery interacts with LIS1, a protein critical for dynein …