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 …

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 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 …

In the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans, a heterotrimeric G protein α-subunit and an
RGS domain protein, encoded by fadA and flbA, respectively, regulate production of the …

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

Serum induces Candida albicans to make a rapid morphological change from the yeast cell
form to hyphae. Contrary to the previous reports, we found that serum albumin does not play …

MAP kinases in eukaryotic cells are well known for transducing a variety of extracellular
signals to regulate cell growth and differentiation. Recently, MAP kinases homologous to the …

In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, two major signal transduction pathways, the Kss1 MAPK
pathway and the cAMP‐regulated pathway, are critical for the differentiation of round yeast …

The human fungal pathogen Candida albicans switches from a budding yeast form to a
polarized hyphal form in response to various external signals. This morphogenetic switching …