Light sensing and responses in fungi

Z Yu, R Fischer - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2019 - nature.com
Light controls important physiological and morphological responses in fungi. Fungi can
sense near-ultraviolet, blue, green, red and far-red light using up to 11 photoreceptors and …

[HTML][HTML] How light affects the life of Botrytis

J Schumacher - Fungal Genetics and Biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Fungi, like other organisms, actively sense the environmental light conditions in order to
drive adaptive responses, including protective mechanisms against the light-associated …

Components of the calcium-calcineurin signaling pathway in fungal cells and their potential as antifungal targets

S Liu, Y Hou, W Liu, C Lu, W Wang, S Sun - Eukaryotic cell, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
In recent years, the emergence of fungal resistance has become frequent, partly due to the
widespread clinical use of fluconazole, which is minimally toxic and effective in the …

Calcineurin-Crz1 signaling in lower eukaryotes

S Thewes - Eukaryotic cell, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Calcium ions are ubiquitous intracellular messengers. An increase in the cytosolic Ca2+
concentration activates many proteins, including calmodulin and the Ca2+/calmodulin …

Calcineurin as a multifunctional regulator: unraveling novel functions in fungal stress responses, hyphal growth, drug resistance, and pathogenesis

PR Juvvadi, F Lamoth, WJ Steinbach - Fungal biology reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Calcineurin signaling plays diverse roles in fungi in regulating stress responses,
morphogenesis and pathogenesis. Although calcineurin signaling is conserved among …

Updating insights into the regulatory mechanisms of calcineurin-activated transcription factor Crz1 in pathogenic fungi

Y Yang, P **e, Y Li, Y Bi, DB Prusky - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ca2+, as a second messenger in cells, enables organisms to adapt to different
environmental stresses by rapidly sensing and responding to external stimuli. In recent …

The rise and shine of yeast optogenetics

D Figueroa, V Rojas, A Romero, LF Larrondo… - Yeast, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Optogenetics refers to the control of biological processes with light. The activation of cellular
phenomena by defined wavelengths has several advantages compared with traditional …

Light sensing in plant-and rock-associated black fungi

J Schumacher, AA Gorbushina - Fungal Biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Fungi that share light-flooded habitats with phototrophs may profit from their excess
photosynthetic products. But to cope with sunlight-associated stresses [eg high …

Protein kinase A controls yeast growth in visible light

M Molin, K Logg, K Bodvard, K Peeters, A Forsmark… - BMC biology, 2020 - Springer
Background A wide variety of photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic species sense and
respond to light, having developed protective mechanisms to adapt to damaging effects on …

A compendium of chemical and genetic approaches to light-regulated gene transcription

RM Hughes - Critical reviews in biochemistry and molecular …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
On-cue regulation of gene transcription is an invaluable tool for the study of biological
processes and the development and integration of next-generation therapeutics. Ideal …