Extracellular vesicles in fungi: past, present, and future perspectives

J Rizzo, ML Rodrigues, G Janbon - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have garnered much interest in the cell biology and biomedical
research fields. Many studies have reported the existence of EVs in all types of living cells …

Extracellular vesicles in the fungi kingdom

M Liebana-Jordan, B Brotons, JM Falcon-Perez… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membranous, rounded vesicles released by prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cells in their normal and pathophysiological states. These vesicles form a network …

Communication is key: extracellular vesicles as mediators of infection and defence during host–microbe interactions in animals and plants

H U. Stotz, D Brotherton, J Inal - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are now understood to be ubiquitous mediators of cellular
communication. In this review, we suggest that EVs have evolved into a highly regulated …

Extracellular vesicles regulate biofilm formation and yeast-to-hypha differentiation in Candida albicans

L Honorato, JFD de Araujo, CC Ellis, AC Piffer… - MBio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
In this study, we investigated the influence of fungal extracellular vesicles (EVs) during
biofilm formation and morphogenesis in Candida albicans. Using crystal violet staining and …

Extracellular Vesicles from Fusarium graminearum Contain Protein Effectors Expressed during Infection of Corn

D Garcia-Ceron, RGT Lowe, JA McKenna, LM Brain… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fusarium graminearum (Fgr) is a devastating filamentous fungal pathogen that causes
diseases in cereals, while producing mycotoxins that are toxic for humans and animals, and …

The emerging role of extracellular vesicles in fungi: A double-edged sword

Y Lai, B Jiang, F Hou, X Huang, B Ling, H Lu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Fungi are eukaryotic microorganisms found in nature, which can invade the human body
and cause tissue damage, inflammatory reactions, organ dysfunctions, and diseases. These …

Pathogenicity & virulence of Histoplasma capsulatum - A multifaceted organism adapted to intracellular environments

AF Valdez, DZ Miranda, AJ Guimarães, L Nimrichter… - Virulence, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Histoplasmosis is a systemic mycosis caused by the thermally dimorphic fungus
Histoplasma capsulatum. Although healthy individuals can develop histoplasmosis, the …

Extracellular vesicles from the apoplastic fungal wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici

EH Hill, PS Solomon - Fungal biology and biotechnology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background The fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici is a significant constraint to
wheat production in temperate cropping regions around the world. Despite its agronomic …

Coregulation of extracellular vesicle production and fluconazole susceptibility in Cryptococcus neoformans

J Rizzo, A Trottier, F Moyrand, JY Coppée, C Maufrais… - MBio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Resistance to fluconazole (FLC), the most widely used antifungal drug, is typically achieved
by altering the azole drug target and/or drug efflux pumps. Recent reports have suggested a …

Immunomodulatory potential of fungal extracellular vesicles: Insights for therapeutic applications

S Nenciarini, D Cavalieri - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membranous vesicular organelles that perform a variety of
biological functions including cell communication across different biological kingdoms. EVs …