The grey mould Botrytis cinerea causes disease in more than 1000 plant species, including
important crops. The interaction between Botrytis and its (potential) hosts is determined by …

Elucidating the biology of yeast in its full complexity has major implications for science,
medicine and industry. One of the most critical processes determining yeast life and …

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Botrytis cinerea are closely related necrotrophic plant
pathogenic fungi notable for their wide host ranges and environmental persistence. These …

Cell death occurs in all domains of life. While some cells die in an uncontrolled way due to
exposure to external cues, other cells die in a regulated manner as part of a genetically …

Necrotrophic fungi are unable to occupy living plant cells. How such pathogens survive first
contact with living host tissue and initiate infection is therefore unclear. Here, we show that …

Rhamnolipids (RLs) and fengycins (FGs) are amphiphilic lipid compounds from bacteria
secretomes proposed to replace synthetic pesticides for crop protection. They both display …

Pandora formicae is an obligate entomopathogenic fungus from the phylum
Entomophthoromycota, known to infect only ants from the genus Formica. In the final stages …

ABSTRACT Small GTPases of the Ras superfamily are highly conserved proteins that are
involved in various cellular processes, in particular morphogenesis, differentiation, and polar …

Filamentous fungi produce small cysteine-rich proteins with potent, specific antifungal
activity, offering the potential to fight fungal infections that severely threaten human health …

Studies conducted in the early 1990s showed for the first time that Saccharomyces
cerevisiae can undergo cell death with hallmarks of animal apoptosis. These findings came …