Fungi interact with plants in various ways, with each interaction giving rise to different
alterations in both partners. While fungal pathogens have detrimental effects on plant …

The filamentous fungus Magnaporthe oryzae causes rice blast, the most serious disease of
cultivated rice. Cellular differentiation of M. oryzae forms an infection structure called the …

The rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae causes a devastating disease that threatens
global rice (Oryza sativa) production. Despite intense study, the biology of plant tissue …

Rice blast is a devastating disease caused by the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae that
threatens rice production around the world. The fungus produces a specialized infection cell …

Many plant pathogenic fungi have the capacity to infect their plant hosts using specialised
cells called appressoria. These structures act as a gateway between the fungus and host …

▪ Abstract The blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea causes a serious disease on a wide variety
of grasses including rice, wheat, and barley. Rice blast is the most serious disease of …

To cause rice blast disease, the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae develops a pressurized dome-
shaped cell called an appressorium, which physically ruptures the leaf cuticle to gain entry …

Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are evolutionarily conserved proteins that
function as key signal transduction components in fungi, plants, and mammals. During …

We present an analysis of over 1,100 of the∼ 10,000 predicted proteins encoded by the
genome sequence of the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa. Seven major areas of …

Phytopathogenic fungi have evolved an amazing diversity of infection modes and nutritional
strategies, yet the signaling pathways that govern pathogenicity are remarkably conserved …