The amazing potential of fungi: 50 ways we can exploit fungi industrially
Fungi are an understudied, biotechnologically valuable group of organisms. Due to the
immense range of habitats that fungi inhabit, and the consequent need to compete against a …
immense range of habitats that fungi inhabit, and the consequent need to compete against a …
Evolution and genome architecture in fungal plant pathogens
The fungal kingdom comprises some of the most devastating plant pathogens. Sequencing
the genomes of fungal pathogens has shown a remarkable variability in genome size and …
the genomes of fungal pathogens has shown a remarkable variability in genome size and …
[HTML][HTML] What are the 100 most cited fungal genera?
The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …
Improved prediction of fungal effector proteins from secretomes with EffectorP 2.0
Plant‐pathogenic fungi secrete effector proteins to facilitate infection. We describe extensive
improvements to EffectorP, the first machine learning classifier for fungal effector prediction …
improvements to EffectorP, the first machine learning classifier for fungal effector prediction …
Fungal effectors and plant susceptibility
L Lo Presti, D Lanver, G Schweizer… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Plants can be colonized by fungi that have adopted highly diverse lifestyles, ranging from
symbiotic to necrotrophic. Colonization is governed in all systems by hundreds of secreted …
symbiotic to necrotrophic. Colonization is governed in all systems by hundreds of secreted …
One stop shop: backbones trees for important phytopathogenic genera: I (2014)
Many fungi are pathogenic on plants and cause significant damage in agriculture and
forestry. They are also part of the natural ecosystem and may play a role in regulating plant …
forestry. They are also part of the natural ecosystem and may play a role in regulating plant …
Ustilago maydis effectors and their impact on virulence
D Lanver, M Tollot, G Schweizer, L Lo Presti… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Biotrophic fungal plant pathogens establish an intimate relationship with their host to support
the infection process. Central to this strategy is the secretion of a range of protein effectors …
the infection process. Central to this strategy is the secretion of a range of protein effectors …
Compatibility in the Ustilago maydis–Maize Interaction Requires Inhibition of Host Cysteine Proteases by the Fungal Effector Pit2
AN Mueller, S Ziemann, S Treitschke, D Aßmann… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The basidiomycete Ustilago maydis causes smut disease in maize, with large plant tumors
being formed as the most prominent disease symptoms. During all steps of infection, U …
being formed as the most prominent disease symptoms. During all steps of infection, U …
A secreted Ustilago maydis effector promotes virulence by targeting anthocyanin biosynthesis in maize
The biotrophic fungus Ustilago maydis causes smut disease in maize with characteristic
tumor formation and anthocyanin induction. Here, we show that anthocyanin biosynthesis is …
tumor formation and anthocyanin induction. Here, we show that anthocyanin biosynthesis is …
ApoplastP: prediction of effectors and plant proteins in the apoplast using machine learning
The plant apoplast is integral to intercellular signalling, transport and plant–pathogen
interactions. Plant pathogens deliver effectors both into the apoplast and inside host cells …
interactions. Plant pathogens deliver effectors both into the apoplast and inside host cells …