Conidial surface proteins at the interface of fungal infections

The different morphologies of yeast and filamentous fungi trigger distinct killing and feeding mechanisms in a fungivorous amoeba

(2019) Silvia Radosa et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Aspergillus fumigatusconidial metalloprotease Mep1p cleaves host complement proteins

(2018) Rajashri Shende et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Experimental studies addressing the longevity of Bacillus subtilis spores – The first data from a 500-year experiment

(2018) Nikea Ulrich et al.   PLoS One

Proteome Analysis Reveals the Conidial Surface Protein CcpA Essential for Virulence of the Pathogenic Fungus Aspergillus fumigatus

(2018) Vera Voltersen et al.   mBio

Experimental evolution to increase the efficacy of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana against malaria mosquitoes: Effects on mycelial growth and virulence

(2017) Claudio A. Valero-Jiménez et al.   Evolutionary Applications

Exploring Virulence Determinants of Filamentous Fungal Pathogens through Interactions with Soil Amoebae

(2017) Silvia Novohradská et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

The conidial mucilage, natural film coatings, is involved in environmental adaptability and pathogenicity of Hirsutella satumaensis Aoki

(2017) Jiaojiao Qu et al.   Scientific Reports

Characterization of a Basidiomycota hydrophobin reveals the structural basis for a high-similarity Class I subdivision

(2017) Julie-Anne Gandier et al.   Scientific Reports

The decision to germinate is regulated by divergent molecular networks in spores and seeds

(2016) Eleanor F. Vesty et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Phosphorylation of spore coat proteins by a family of atypical protein kinases

(2016) Kim B. Nguyen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

FleA Expression in Aspergillus fumigatus Is Recognized by Fucosylated Structures on Mucins and Macrophages to Prevent Lung Infection

(2016) Sheena C. Kerr et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Aspergillus fumigatus CalA binds to integrin α5β1 and mediates host cell invasion

(2016) Hong Liu et al.   Nature Microbiology

Self-assembly of MPG1, a hydrophobin protein from the rice blast fungus that forms functional amyloid coatings, occurs by a surface-driven mechanism

(2016) Chi L. L. Pham et al.   Scientific Reports

Virulence determinants of the human pathogenic fungusAspergillus fumigatusprotect against soil amoeba predation

(2015) Falk Hillmann et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Novel aspects of hydrophobins in wheat isolate of Magnaporthe oryzae: Mpg1, but not Mhp1, is essential for adhesion and pathogenicity

(2015) Kanako Inoue et al.   JOURNAL OF GENERAL PLANT PATHOLOGY

Identification ofAspergillus fumigatusSurface Components That Mediate Interaction of Conidia and Hyphae With Human Platelets

(2015) Günter Rambach et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Hydrophobins are required for conidial hydrophobicity and plant root colonization in the fungal biocontrol agent Clonostachys rosea

(2014) Mukesh K Dubey et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Identification of Immunogenic Antigens fromAspergillus fumigatusby Direct Multiparameter Characterization of Specific Conventional and Regulatory CD4+T Cells

(2014) Petra Bacher et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Six Hydrophobins Are Involved in Hydrophobin Rodlet Formation in Aspergillus nidulans and Contribute to Hydrophobicity of the Spore Surface

(2014) André Grünbacher et al.   PLoS One

Hydrophobin Film Structure for HFBI and HFBII and Mechanism for Accelerated Film Formation

(2014) Aniket Magarkar et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Fungal allergy in asthma–state of the art and research needs

(2014) David W Denning et al.   Clinical and Translational Allergy

CotH3 mediates fungal invasion of host cells during mucormycosis

(2013) Teclegiorgis Gebremariam et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

The RodA Hydrophobin on Aspergillus fumigatus Spores Masks Dectin-1- and Dectin-2-Dependent Responses and Enhances Fungal Survival In Vivo

(2013) S. d. J. Carrion et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Aspergillus Galactosaminogalactan Mediates Adherence to Host Constituents and Conceals Hyphal β-Glucan from the Immune System

(2013) Fabrice N. Gravelat et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Aspergillus fumigatus—What Makes the Species a Ubiquitous Human Fungal Pathogen?

(2013) Kyung J. Kwon-Chung et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Molecular mechanism of Aspergillus fumigatus adherence to host constituents

(2011) Donald C Sheppard   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Two hydrophobins are involved in fungal spore coat rodlet layer assembly and each play distinct roles in surface interactions, development and pathogenesis in the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana

(2011) Shizhu Zhang et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Galactosaminogalactan, a New Immunosuppressive Polysaccharide of Aspergillus fumigatus

(2011) Thierry Fontaine et al.   PLoS Pathogens

The Aspergillus fumigatuscspAGene Encoding a Repeat-Rich Cell Wall Protein Is Important for Normal Conidial Cell Wall Architecture and Interaction with Host Cells

(2010) Emma Levdansky et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Surface hydrophobin prevents immune recognition of airborne fungal spores

(2009) Vishukumar Aimanianda et al.   NATURE

Conidial surface proteins of Metarhizium anisopliae: Source of activities related with toxic effects, host penetration and pathogenesis

(2009) Lucélia Santi et al.   TOXICON

Localized Adhesion of NongerminatedVenturia inaequalisConidia to Leaves and Artificial Surfaces

(2008) C. F. A. Schumacher et al.   PHYTOPATHOLOGY