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 …

Cellular differentiation, mating, and filamentous growth are regulated in many fungi by
environmental and nutritional signals. For example, in response to nitrogen limitation …

Many fungal pathogens invade plants using specialized infection structures called
appressoria that differentiate from the tips of fungal hyphae contacting the plant surface. We …

Coprinus cinereus has two main types of mycelia, the asexual monokaryon and the sexual
dikaryon, formed by fusion of compatible monokaryons. Syngamy (plasmogamy) and …

We have characterized CaNrg1 from Candida albicans, the major fungal pathogen in
humans. CaNrg1 contains a zinc finger domain that is conserved in transcriptional …

The Ustilago maydis–maize pathosystem has emerged as the current model for plant
pathogenic basidiomycetes and as one of the few models for a true biotrophic interaction …

The progress made in the molecular characterization of the mating types in several
filamentous ascomycetes has allowed us to better understand their role in sexual …

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

The recognition of compatible mating partners in the basidiomycete fungi requires the
coordinated activities of two gene complexes defined as the mating-type genes. One …

In response to nitrogen starvation, diploid cells of the budding yeast Saccharomyces
cerevisiae differentiate into a filamentous, pseudohyphal growth form. This dimorphic …