Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are evolutionarily conserved proteins that
function as key signal transduction components in fungi, plants, and mammals. During …

Phytopathogenic fungi have evolved an amazing diversity of infection modes and nutritional
strategies, yet the signaling pathways that govern pathogenicity are remarkably conserved …

Chitin is a major component of fungal cell wall and is synthesized by chitin synthases (Chs).
Plant pathogenic fungi normally have multiple chitin synthase genes. To determine their …

Genome dynamics of pathogenic organisms are driven by pathogen and host co-evolution,
in which pathogen genomes are shaped to overcome stresses imposed by hosts with …

Diseases caused by various pathogenic fungi pose a serious threat to global food security.
Despite their differences in life cycles, fungal pathogens use well-conserved genetic …

Magnaporthe oryzae is one of the most devastating pathogenic fungi that affects a wide
range of cereal plants, especially rice. Rice blast disease causes substantial economic …

Magnaporthe oryzae is a hemibiotrophic fungus that also needs host nutrients for
propagation during infection. During its interaction with rice, reactive oxygen species (ROS) …

The rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae, is responsible for the most serious disease of
rice and is a continuing threat to ensuring global food security. The fungus has also …

The basic leucine zipper (bZIP) domain‐containing transcription factors (TFs) function as key
regulators of cellular growth and differentiation in eukaryotic organisms including fungi. We …

In the rice blast fungus M agnaporthe oryzae, the high‐affinity cyclic adenosine
monophosphate (c AMP) phosphodiesterase MoPdeH is important not only for c AMP …