Syncytia in Fungi

A mechanistic explanation of the transition to simple multicellularity in fungi

(2020) Luke L. M. Heaton et al.   Nature Communications

Molecular characterization of a fungal gasdermin-like protein

(2020) Asen Daskalov et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Chytrid rhizoid morphogenesis resembles hyphal development in multicellular fungi and is adaptive to resource availability

(2020) Davis Laundon et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Bidirectional Propagation of Signals and Nutrients in Fungal Networks via Specialized Hyphae

(2019) Stefanie S. Schmieder et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Communicate and Fuse: How Filamentous Fungi Establish and Maintain an Interconnected Mycelial Network

(2019) Monika S. Fischer et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Hyphal branching in filamentous fungi

(2019) Steven D. Harris   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Allorecognition upon Fungal Cell-Cell Contact Determines Social Cooperation and Impacts the Acquisition of Multicellularity

(2019) A. Pedro Gonçalves et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Programmed Cell Death in Neurospora crassa Is Controlled by the Allorecognition Determinant rcd-1

(2019) Asen Daskalov et al.   GENETICS

A Double-Edged Sword: Aneuploidy is a Prevalent Strategy in Fungal Adaptation

(2019) Hung-Ji Tsai et al.   Genes

NLR surveillance of essential SEC-9 SNARE proteins induces programmed cell death upon allorecognition in filamentous fungi

(2018) Jens Heller et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Nucleus-specific expression in the multinuclear mushroom-forming fungusAgaricus bisporusreveals different nuclear regulatory programs

(2018) Thies Gehrmann et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

mRNA structure determines specificity of a polyQ-driven phase separation

(2018) Erin M. Langdon et al.   SCIENCE

Internuclear diffusion of histone H1 within cellular compartments of Aspergillus nidulans

(2018) Alexander P. Mela et al.   PLoS One

Multiscale heterogeneity in filamentous microbes

(2018) Boris Zacchetti et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Clonal evolution and genome stability in a 2500-year-old fungal individual

(2018) James B. Anderson et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Functional distinction of hyphal compartments

(2017) Martin Tegelaar et al.   Scientific Reports

A systematic genomic screen implicates nucleocytoplasmic transport and membrane growth in nuclear size control

(2017) Kazunori Kume et al.   PLoS Genetics

Regulated Forms of Cell Death in Fungi

(2017) A. Pedro Gonçalves et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Independent mitochondrial and nuclear exchanges arising in Rhizophagus irregularis crossed-isolates support the presence of a mitochondrial segregation mechanism

(2016) Laurence Daubois et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Nuclear dynamics and genetic rearrangement in heterokaryotic colonies of Fusarium oxysporum

(2016) Shermineh Shahi et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Clustered nuclei maintain autonomy and nucleocytoplasmic ratio control in a syncytium

(2016) Samantha E. R. Dundon et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Experimental evolution reveals that high relatedness protects multicellular cooperation from cheaters

(2016) Eric Bastiaans et al.   Nature Communications

Characterization of Greenbeard Genes Involved in Long-Distance Kind Discrimination in a Microbial Eukaryote

(2016) Jens Heller et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Cell fusion in Neurospora crassa

(2015) Stephanie Herzog et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Nuclear autonomy in multinucleate fungi

(2015) Samantha E Roberts et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Life as a moving fluid: fate of cytoplasmic macromolecules in dynamic fungal syncytia

(2015) Marcus Roper et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Cellular Subcompartments through Cytoplasmic Streaming

(2015) Laurent Pieuchot et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Experimental demonstration of the benefits of somatic fusion and the consequences for allorecognition

(2015) Eric Bastiaans et al.   EVOLUTION

Selective transport between heterogeneous hyphal compartments via the plasma membrane lining septal walls of Aspergillus niger

(2015) Robert-Jan Bleichrodt et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

PolyQ-dependent RNA–protein assemblies control symmetry breaking

(2015) ChangHwan Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Ploidy variation in multinucleate cells changes under stress

(2015) Cori A. Anderson et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Regular bottlenecks and restrictions to somatic fusion prevent the accumulation of mitochondrial defects in Neurospora

(2014) E. Bastiaans et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Nuclear interactions in a heterokaryon: insight from the model Neurospora tetrasperma

(2014) N. Samils et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Autophagy promotes survival in aging submerged cultures of the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger

(2013) Benjamin M. Nitsche et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Nuclear Repulsion Enables Division Autonomy in a Single Cytoplasm

(2013) Cori A. Anderson et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Protein Aggregation Behavior Regulates Cyclin Transcript Localization and Cell-Cycle Control

(2013) ChangHwan Lee et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Early Colony Establishment in Neurospora crassa Requires a MAP Kinase Regulatory Network

(2013) Abigail C. Leeder et al.   GENETICS

Nuclear dynamics in a fungal chimera

(2013) M. Roper et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Placental Syncytium Forms a Biophysical Barrier against Pathogen Invasion

(2013) Varvara B. Zeldovich et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Excitable behavior can explain the “ping-pong” mode of communication between cells using the same chemoattractant

(2012) Andrew B. Goryachev et al.   BIOESSAYS

Cooperation among germinating spores facilitates the growth of the fungus, Neurospora crassa

(2012) F. Richard et al.   Biology Letters

Combining laser microdissection and RNA-seq to chart the transcriptional landscape of fungal development

(2012) Ines Teichert et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Cell-free Formation of RNA Granules: Low Complexity Sequence Domains Form Dynamic Fibers within Hydrogels

(2012) Masato Kato et al.   CELL

Cell-free Formation of RNA Granules: Bound RNAs Identify Features and Components of Cellular Assemblies

(2012) Tina W. Han et al.   CELL

Physiological Significance of Network Organization in Fungi

(2012) Anna Simonin et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Hyphal heterogeneity inAspergillus oryzaeis the result of dynamic closure of septa by Woronin bodies

(2012) Robert-Jan Bleichrodt et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Phase transitions in the assembly of multivalent signalling proteins

(2012) Pilong Li et al.   NATURE

Intrinsically disordered proteins aggregate at fungal cell-to-cell channels and regulate intercellular connectivity

(2012) J. Lai et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Organisation of the endosperm and endosperm–placenta syncytia in bladderworts (Utricularia, Lentibulariaceae) with emphasis on the microtubule arrangement

(2012) Bartosz J. Płachno et al.   PROTOPLASMA

Septum-directed secretion in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae

(2011) Yugo Hayakawa et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Heterogeneity ofAspergillus nigerMicrocolonies in Liquid Shaken Cultures

(2010) Charissa de Bekker et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The genomic organization of plant pathogenicity in Fusarium species

(2010) Martijn Rep et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Nuclear Dynamics, Mitosis, and the Cytoskeleton during the Early Stages of Colony Initiation in Neurospora crassa

(2010) M. Gabriela Roca et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Comparative genomics reveals mobile pathogenicity chromosomes in Fusarium

(2010) Li-Jun Ma et al.   NATURE

Syncytia in plants: cell fusion in endosperm—placental syncytium formation in Utricularia (Lentibulariaceae)

(2010) Bartosz J. Płachno et al.   PROTOPLASMA

Oscillatory recruitment of signaling proteins to cell tips promotes coordinated behavior during cell fusion

(2009) A. Fleissner et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Trikaryon formation and nuclear selection in pairings between heterokaryons and homokaryons of the root rot pathogen Heterobasidion parviporum

(2009) Timothy Y. James et al.  

Dissecting Colony Development ofNeurospora crassaUsing mRNA Profiling and Comparative Genomics Approaches

(2008) Takao Kasuga et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

EVOLUTIONARY SIGNIFICANCE OF IMBALANCED NUCLEAR RATIOS WITHIN HETEROKARYONS OF THE BASIDIOMYCETE FUNGUSHETEROBASIDION PARVIPORUM

(2008) Timothy Y. James et al.   EVOLUTION