Fungi–nematode interactions: Diversity, ecology, and biocontrol prospects in agriculture

Y Zhang, S Li, H Li, R Wang, KQ Zhang, J Xu - Journal of Fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fungi and nematodes are among the most abundant organisms in soil habitats. They
provide essential ecosystem services and play crucial roles for maintaining the stability of …

Regulatory mechanism of trap formation in the nematode-trapping fungi

MC Zhu, XM Li, N Zhao, L Yang, KQ Zhang, JK Yang - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nematode-trapping (NT) fungi play a significant role in the biological control of plant-
parasitic nematodes. NT fungi, as a predator, can differentiate into specialized structures …

Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals That Rho GTPases Regulate Trap Development and Lifestyle Transition of the Nematode-Trapping Fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora

L Yang, X Li, N Bai, X Yang, KQ Zhang… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Nematode-trapping (NT) fungi can form unique infection structures (traps) to capture and kill
free-living nematodes and, thus, can play a potential role in the biocontrol of nematodes …

The cAMP‐PKA signalling pathway regulates hyphal growth, conidiation, trap morphogenesis, stress tolerance, and autophagy in Arthrobotrys oligospora

MC Zhu, N Zhao, YK Liu, XM Li, ZY Zhen… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The cyclic adenosine monophosphate‐protein kinase A (cAMP‐PKA) signalling pathway is
evolutionarily conserved in eukaryotes and plays a crucial role in defending against external …

[HTML][HTML] The MADS-box transcription factor AoRlmA is involved in the regulation of mycelium development, conidiation, cell-wall integrity, stress response, and trap …

J Yang, W Wang, Y Liu, M Xie, J Yang - Microbiological Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The maintenance of cell-wall integrity (CWI) is important for mycelial growth, development,
and pathogenicity in fungi. Arthrobotrys oligospora is a typical nematode-trapping (NT) …

Ric8 acts as a regulator of G‐protein signalling required for nematode‐trapping lifecycle of Arthrobotrys oligospora

N Bai, G Zhang, W Wang, H Feng… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Resistance to inhibitors of cholinesterase 8 (Ric8) is a conserved guanine nucleotide
exchange factor that is involved in the regulation of G‐protein signalling in filamentous fungi …

AoMedA has a complex regulatory relationship with AoBrlA, AoAbaA, and AoWetA in conidiation, trap formation, and secondary metabolism in the nematode-trapping …

N Bai, M Xie, Q Liu, Y Zhu, X Yang… - Applied and …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The asexual sporulation of filamentous fungi is an important mechanism for their
reproduction, survival, and pathogenicity. In Aspergillus and several filamentous fungi, BrlA …

AoATG5 plays pleiotropic roles in vegetative growth, cell nucleus development, conidiation, and virulence in the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora

D Zhou, Y Zhu, N Bai, L Yang, M Xie, J Yang… - Science China Life …, 2022 - Springer
Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved process in eukaryotes, which is regulated by
autophagy-related genes (ATGs). Arthrobotrys oligospora is a representative species of …

[PDF][PDF] Pleiotropic roles of Ras GTPases in the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora identified through multi-omics analyses

L Yang, X Li, M Xie, N Bai, J Yang, K Jiang, KQ Zhang… - IScience, 2021 - cell.com
The nematode-trapping fungi are ideal agents for controlling pathogenic nematodes.
Arthrobotrys oligospora is a representative species of the same, producing traps for …

Functional analysis of seven regulators of G protein signaling (RGSs) in the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora

N Ma, Y Zhao, Y Wang, L Yang, D Li, J Yang, K Jiang… - Virulence, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Regulators of G protein signaling (RGSs) are proteins that negatively regulate G protein
signal transduction. In this study, seven putative RGSs were characterized in the nematode …