In eukaryotic cells, a family of serine/threonine protein kinases known as mitogen-activated
protein (MAP) kinases (MAPKs) is involved in the transduction of a variety of extracellular …

Filamentous fungi are multicellular eukaryotic organisms known for nutrient recycling as well
as for antibiotic and food production. This group of organisms also contains the most …

The ability of rapidly growing hyphae to generate new polarity axes that result in the
formation of a branch represents one of the most important yet least understood aspects of …

The outbreak of fungal meningitis associated with contaminated methylprednisolone acetate
has thrust the importance of fungal infections into the public consciousness. The …

To gain insight into the role of G protein-mediated signaling in virulence and development of
the soilborne, wilt causing fungus Verticillium dahliae, the G protein β subunit gene (named …

The homothallic ascomycete fungus Gibberella zeae (anamorph: Fusarium graminearum) is
a major toxigenic plant pathogen that causes head blight disease on small-grain cereals …

Magnaporthe oryzae starts its infection by the attachment of pyriform conidia on rice tissues,
and severity of the disease epidemic is proportional to the quantity of conidia produced in …

Fusarium verticillioides (teleomorph Gibberella moniliformis) and F. graminearum
(teleomorph G. zeae) are well known to cause devastating diseases on cereal crops …

The protoplast method for the transformation of filamentous fungi is described in detail, as is
the Restriction Enzyme-Mediated Integration (REMI) procedure for introducing tagged …

In filamentous fungi, the formation of hyphal branches is a critical process that supports the
ability of mycelia to radiate across and colonize growth substrates. Branching can occur at …