The fungal RABOME: RAB GTPases acting in the endocytic and exocytic pathways of Aspergillus nidulans (with excursions to other filamentous fungi)

M Pinar, MA Peñalva - Molecular Microbiology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
RAB GTPases are major determinants of membrane identity that have been exploited as
highly specific reporters to study intracellular traffic in vivo. A score of fungal papers have …

Involvement of the Cell Wall–Integrity Pathway in Signal Recognition, Cell-Wall Biosynthesis, and Virulence in Magnaporthe oryzae

K Lu, R Chen, Y Yang, H Xu… - Molecular Plant …, 2023 - Am Phytopath Society
The fungal cell wall is the first layer exposed to the external environment. The cell wall has
key roles in regulating cell functions, such as cellular stability, permeability, and protection …

Auxilin‐like protein MoSwa2 promotes effector secretion and virulence as a clathrin uncoating factor in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae

M Liu, J Hu, A Zhang, Y Dai, W Chen, Y He… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Plant pathogens exploit the extracellular matrix (ECM) to inhibit host immunity during their
interactions with the host. The formation of ECM involves a series of continuous steps of …

A novel partitivirus conferring hypovirulence by affecting vesicle transport in the fungus Colletotrichum

JZ Zhu, ZL Qiu, BD Gao, XG Li, J Zhong - Mbio, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Colletotrichum spp. are economically important phytopathogenic fungi that cause
anthracnose in a variety of plant species worldwide. Hypovirulence-associated mycoviruses …

Rab7/Retromer‐based endolysosomal trafficking is essential for proper host invasion in rice blast

X Chen, P Selvaraj, L Lin, W Fang, C Wu… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Secretion is a fundamental process that plant pathogens utilize to deliver effectors into the
host to downregulate immunity and promote infection. Here, we uncover a fascinating …

[HTML][HTML] FgGyp8 as a putative FgRab1 GAP is required for growth and pathogenesis by regulating FgSnc1-mediated secretory vesicles fusion in Fusarium …

XZ Zhang, C Shuang, YS Abubakar, XZ Mao… - Journal of Integrative …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fusarium graminearum is an important plant pathogenic fungus that causes disease and
yield reduction in many cereal crops, such as wheat and barley. Gyp8 stimulates GTP …

FgSpa2 recruits FgMsb3, a Rab8 GAP, to the polarisome to regulate polarized trafficking, growth and pathogenicity in Fusarium graminearum

H Zheng, L Li, Z Yu, Y Yuan, Q Zheng, Q Xie… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In filamentous fungi, hyphal growth depends on the continuous delivery of vesicles to the
growing tips. It is unclear how fast‐growing hyphae coordinate simultaneous cell extension …

FgSec2A, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor of FgRab8, is important for polarized growth, pathogenicity and deoxynivalenol production in Fusarium graminearum

H Zheng, L Li, P Miao, C Wu, X Chen… - Environmental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Sec4/Rab8 is one of the well‐studied members of the Rab GTPase family, previous studies
have shown that Sec4/Rab8 crucially promotes the pathogenesis of phytopathogens, but the …

The Small GTPase FgRab1 Plays Indispensable Roles in the Vegetative Growth, Vesicle Fusion, Autophagy and Pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum

Y Yuan, M Zhang, J Li, C Yang, YS Abubakar… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rab GTPases are key regulators of membrane and intracellular vesicle transports. However,
the biological functions of FgRab1 are still unclear in the devastating wheat pathogen …

Fimbrin associated with Pmk1 to regulate the actin assembly during Magnaporthe oryzae hyphal growth and infection

YB Li, N Shen, X Deng, Z Liu, S Zhu, C Liu, D Tang… - Stress Biology, 2024 - Springer
The dynamic assembly of the actin cytoskeleton is vital for Magnaporthe oryzae
development and host infection. The actin-related protein MoFim1 is a key factor for …