The Small GTPases in Fungal Signaling Conservation and Function

The Arf-GAP AoGlo3 regulates conidiation, endocytosis, and pathogenicity in the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora

(2020) Yuxin Ma et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Toward a Fully Resolved Fungal Tree of Life

(2020) Timothy Y. James et al.   Annual Review of Microbiology

A Comprehensive Analysis of the Small GTPases Ypt7 Involved in the Regulation of Fungal Development and Secondary Metabolism in Monascus ruber M7

(2019) Jiao Liu et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

The farnesyltransferase β-subunit RAM1 regulates localization of RAS proteins and appressorium-mediated infection in Magnaporthe oryzae

(2019) Ahmed Aboelfotoh Hendy et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

Secretory Vesicle Clustering in Fungal Filamentous Cells Does Not Require Directional Growth

(2019) Patrícia M. Silva et al.   Cell Reports

TBRG-1 a Ras-like protein in Trichoderma virens involved in conidiation, development, secondary metabolism, mycoparasitism, and biocontrol unveils a new family of Ras-GTPases

(2019) Mitzuko Dautt-Castro et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

The fine balance between mutualism and antagonism in the Epichloë festucae –grass symbiotic interaction

(2018) Barry Scott et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

High-level classification of the Fungi and a tool for evolutionary ecological analyses

(2018) Leho Tedersoo et al.   FUNGAL DIVERSITY

Reactive oxygen species metabolism and plant-fungal interactions

(2018) Lauren M. Segal et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Two closely related Rho GTPases, Cdc42 and RacA, of the en-dophytic fungus Epichloë festucae have contrasting roles for ROS production and symbiotic infection synchronized with the host plant

(2018) Yuka Kayano et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Conditional Expression of the Small GTPase ArfA Impacts Secretion, Morphology, Growth, and Actin Ring Position in Aspergillus niger

(2018) Markus R. M. Fiedler et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Small GTPase Rab7-mediated FgAtg9 trafficking is essential for autophagy-dependent development and pathogenicity in Fusarium graminearum

(2018) Huawei Zheng et al.   PLoS Genetics

Osmotrophy

(2018) Thomas A. Richards et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Fungal secondary metabolism: regulation, function and drug discovery

(2018) Nancy P. Keller   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Role of Arf GTPases in fungal morphogenesis and virulence

(2017) Hayet Labbaoui et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Small GTPases in peroxisome dynamics

(2016) Wilhelm W. Just et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH

Invited review: Small GTPases and their GAPs

(2016) Ashwini K. Mishra et al.   BIOPOLYMERS

The Genomes of Three Uneven Siblings: Footprints of the Lifestyles of Three Trichoderma Species

(2016) Monika Schmoll et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

MEGA7: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 7.0 for Bigger Datasets

(2016) Sudhir Kumar et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Clg2p interacts with Clf and ClUrase to regulate appressorium formation, pathogenicity and conidial morphology in Curvularia lunata

(2016) Tong Liu et al.   Scientific Reports

The yeast Arf-GAP Glo3p is required for the endocytic recycling of cell surface proteins

(2015) Daiki Kawada et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH

The small GTPase MoYpt7 is required for membrane fusion in autophagy and pathogenicity ofMagnaporthe oryzae

(2015) Xiao-Hong Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Activation of the signalling mucin MoMsb2 and its functional relationship with Cbp1 inMagnaporthe oryzae

(2015) Guanghui Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Rab GTPases are essential for membrane trafficking-dependent growth and pathogenicity inFusarium graminearum

(2015) Huawei Zheng et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Function of small GTPase Rho3 in regulating growth, conidiation and virulence of Botrytis cinerea

(2015) Bang An et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Orchestration of morphogenesis in filamentous fungi: conserved roles for Ras signaling networks

(2015) Jarrod R. Fortwendel   Fungal Biology Reviews

FgMon1, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor of FgRab7, is important for vacuole fusion, autophagy and plant infection in Fusarium graminearum

(2015) Ying Li et al.   Scientific Reports

CDC-42 and RAC-1 regulate opposite chemotropisms in Neurospora crassa

(2014) A. Lichius et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Control of Ras-Mediated Signaling in Aspergillus fumigatus

(2014) Tiffany S. Norton et al.   MYCOPATHOLOGIA

The Small GTP-Binding Proteins AgRho2 and AgRho5 Regulate Tip-Branching, Maintenance of the Growth Axis and Actin-Ring-Integrity in the Filamentous Fungus Ashbya gossypii

(2014) Doris Nordmann et al.   PLoS One

COMPARTMENTS: unification and visualization of protein subcellular localization evidence

(2014) J. X. Binder et al.   Database-The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation

Nematicidal enzymes from microorganisms and their applications

(2013) Jinkui Yang et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Structural coupling of the EF hand and C-terminal GTPase domains in the mitochondrial protein Miro

(2013) Julian L Klosowiak et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Involvement of Botrytis cinerea Small GTPases BcRAS1 and BcRAC in Differentiation, Virulence, and the Cell Cycle

(2013) Anna Minz Dub et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

A Central Role for Ras1 in Morphogenesis of the Basidiomycete Schizophyllum commune

(2013) Nicole Knabe et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Ras Signaling Gets Fine-Tuned: Regulation of Multiple Pathogenic Traits of Candida albicans

(2013) Diane O. Inglis et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

MycoCosm portal: gearing up for 1000 fungal genomes

(2013) Igor V. Grigoriev et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Low Concentrations of Hydrogen Peroxide or Nitrite Induced of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Cell Proliferation in a Ras-Dependent Manner

(2013) Ana Eliza Coronel Janu Haniu et al.   PLoS One

Targeting Fungal Genes by Diced siRNAs: A Rapid Tool to Decipher Gene Function in Aspergillus nidulans

(2013) Natarajaswamy Kalleda et al.   PLoS One

MoMon1 is required for vacuolar assembly, conidiogenesis and pathogenicity in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae

(2013) Hui-Min Gao et al.   RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY

Vesicle coats: structure, function, and general principles of assembly

(2013) Marco Faini et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

Differentiated functions of Ras1 and Ras2 proteins in regulating the germination, growth, conidiation, multi-stress tolerance and virulence ofBeauveria bassiana

(2012) Xue-Qin Xie et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Plasma Membrane Localization Is Required for RasA-Mediated Polarized Morphogenesis and Virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus

(2012) Jarrod R. Fortwendel et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

The Ras protein superfamily: Evolutionary tree and role of conserved amino acids

(2012) Ana Maria Rojas et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

StRas2 regulates morphogenesis, conidiation and appressorium development in Setosphaeria turcica

(2012) Shao-Ru Zhang et al.   MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Monascusazaphilones A–C, three new azaphilone analogues isolated from the fungusMonascus purpureusBCRC 38108

(2012) Ming-Der Wu et al.   NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH

Rbg1–Tma46 dimer structure reveals new functional domains and their role in polysome recruitment

(2012) Sandrea M. Francis et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Ras GTPases Modulate Morphogenesis, Sporulation and Cellulase Gene Expression in the Cellulolytic Fungus Trichoderma reesei

(2012) Jiwei Zhang et al.   PLoS One

Septin-Mediated Plant Cell Invasion by the Rice Blast Fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae

(2012) Y. F. Dagdas et al.   SCIENCE

Structure-Function Relationships of the G Domain, a Canonical Switch Motif

(2011) Alfred Wittinghofer et al.   Annual Review of Biochemistry

Over-expression of pcvA involved in vesicle–vacuolar fusion affects the conidiation and penicillin production in Penicillium chrysogenum

(2011) Xinxin Xu et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS

Regulation of Pathogenic Spore Germination by CgRac1 in the Fungal Plant Pathogen Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

(2011) Iris Nesher et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Comparison of the influence of small GTPases Arl1 and Ypt6 on yeast cells’ tolerance to various stress factors

(2011) Lydie Marešová et al.   FEMS YEAST RESEARCH

Causes and Consequences of Genome Expansion in Fungi

(2011) Yogeshwar D. Kelkar et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Cdc42/Rho GTPases in fungi: variations on a common theme

(2011) Steven D. Harris   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

ARF family G proteins and their regulators: roles in membrane transport, development and disease

(2011) Julie G. Donaldson et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

The Mon1-Ccz1 Complex Is the GEF of the Late Endosomal Rab7 Homolog Ypt7

(2010) Mirjana Nordmann et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

TwoCDC42paralogues modulateCryptococcus neoformansthermotolerance and morphogenesis under host physiological conditions

(2009) Elizabeth R. Ballou et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Erl1, a Novel Era-Like GTPase fromMagnaporthe oryzae, Is Required for Full Root Virulence and Is Conserved in the Mutualistic SymbiontGlomus intraradices

(2009) Stephanie Heupel et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Expansion of signal pathways in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor- evolution of nucleotide sequences and expression patterns in families of protein kinases and RAS small GTPases

(2009) Balaji Rajashekar et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

MEME SUITE: tools for motif discovery and searching

(2009) T. L. Bailey et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

A key role for vesicles in fungal secondary metabolism

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

The Ascomycota Tree of Life: A Phylum-wide Phylogeny Clarifies the Origin and Evolution of Fundamental Reproductive and Ecological Traits

(2009) Conrad L. Schoch et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Lack of the GTPase RHO-4 in Neurospora crassa causes a reduction in numbers and aberrant stabilization of microtubules at hyphal tips

(2008) Carolyn G. Rasmussen et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

The function of two closely related Rho proteins is determined by an atypical switch I region

(2008) M. Kohli et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

NoxA activation by the small GTPase RacA is required to maintain a mutualistic symbiotic association between Epichloë festucae and perennial ryegrass

(2008) Aiko Tanaka et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The Ypt/Rab Family and the Evolution of Trafficking in Fungi

(2008) José B. Pereira-Leal   TRAFFIC

Transcriptional profile ofras1andras2and the potential role of farnesylation in the dimorphism of the human pathogenParacoccidioides brasiliensis

(2007) Larissa Fernandes et al.   FEMS YEAST RESEARCH