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
Filamentous fungi constitute a large group of eukaryotic microorganisms that grow by
forming simple tube-like hyphae that are capable of differentiating into more-complex …

The circadian clock and pathology of the ageing brain

AA Kondratova, RV Kondratov - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2012 - nature.com
Ageing leads to a functional deterioration of many brain systems, including the circadian
clock—an internal time-keeping system that generates∼ 24-hour rhythms in physiology and …

Efficient gene editing in Neurospora crassa with CRISPR technology

T Matsu-Ura, M Baek, J Kwon, C Hong - Fungal biology and biotechnology, 2015 - Springer
Background Efficient gene editing is a critical tool for investigating molecular mechanisms of
cellular processes and engineering organisms for numerous purposes ranging from …

[HTML][HTML] How light affects the life of Botrytis

J Schumacher - Fungal Genetics and Biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Fungi, like other organisms, actively sense the environmental light conditions in order to
drive adaptive responses, including protective mechanisms against the light-associated …

Making time: conservation of biological clocks from fungi to animals

JC Dunlap, JJ Loros - Microbiology spectrum, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
The capacity for biological timekeeping arose at least three times through evolution, in
prokaryotic cyanobacteria, in cells that evolved into higher plants, and within the group of …

Genome‐wide analysis of light‐inducible responses reveals hierarchical light signalling in Neurospora

CH Chen, CS Ringelberg, RH Gross, JC Dunlap… - The EMBO …, 2009 - embopress.org
White collar‐1 (WC‐1) and white collar‐2 (WC‐2) are essential for light‐mediated responses
in Neurospora crassa, but the molecular mechanisms underlying gene induction and the …

Assessing the Effects of Light on Differentiation and Virulence of the Plant Pathogen Botrytis cinerea: Characterization of the White Collar Complex

P Canessa, J Schumacher, MA Hevia, P Tudzynski… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Organisms are exposed to a tough environment, where acute daily challenges, like light, can
strongly affect several aspects of an individual's physiology, including pathogenesis. While …

Fungal photobiology: visible light as a signal for stress, space and time

KK Fuller, JJ Loros, JC Dunlap - Current genetics, 2015 - Springer
Visible light is an important source of energy and information for much of life on this planet.
Though fungi are neither photosynthetic nor capable of observing adjacent objects, it is …

Migration‐related phenotypic divergence is associated with epigenetic modifications in rainbow trout

MR Baerwald, MH Meek, MR Stephens… - Molecular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Migration is essential for the reproduction and survival of many animals, yet little is
understood about its underlying molecular mechanisms. We used the salmonid …

A circadian oscillator in the fungus Botrytis cinerea regulates virulence when infecting Arabidopsis thaliana

MA Hevia, P Canessa… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
The circadian clock of the plant model Arabidopsis thaliana modulates defense mechanisms
impacting plant–pathogen interactions. Nevertheless, the effect of clock regulation on …