Stress response signaling and virulence: insights from entomopathogenic fungi

The GPI-anchored protein Ecm33 is vital for conidiation, cell wall integrity, and multi-stress tolerance of two filamentous entomopathogens but not for virulence

(2014) Ying Chen et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

The transcriptional co-activator multiprotein bridging factor 1 from the fungal insect pathogen,Beauveria bassiana, mediates regulation of hyphal morphogenesis, stress tolerance and virulence

(2014) Sheng-Hua Ying et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

MrpacC regulates sporulation, insect cuticle penetration and immune evasion inMetarhizium robertsii

(2014) Wei Huang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Adenylate cyclase orthologues in two filamentous entomopathogens contribute differentially to growth, conidiation, pathogenicity, and multistress responses

(2014) Jie Wang et al.   Fungal Biology

Three Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases Required for Cell Wall Integrity Contribute Greatly to Biocontrol Potential of a Fungal Entomopathogen

(2014) Ying Chen et al.   PLoS One

Ubiquity of Insect-Derived Nitrogen Transfer to Plants by Endophytic Insect-Pathogenic Fungi: an Additional Branch of the Soil Nitrogen Cycle

(2013) Scott W. Behie et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Identification of catalase as an early up-regulated gene in Beauveria bassiana and its role in entomopathogenic fungal virulence

(2013) Duriya Chantasingh et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Ablation of thecreAregulator results in amino acid toxicity, temperature sensitivity, pleiotropic effects on cellular development and loss of virulence in the filamentous fungusBeauveria bassiana

(2013) Zhibing Luo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Insight into the transcriptional regulation of Msn2 required for conidiation, multi-stress responses and virulence of two entomopathogenic fungi

(2013) Qian Liu et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

MaMk1, a FUS3/KSS1-type mitogen-activated protein kinase gene, is required for appressorium formation, and insect cuticle penetration of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium acridum

(2013) Kai Jin et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Metarhizium robertsii Produces an Extracellular Invertase (MrINV) That Plays a Pivotal Role in Rhizospheric Interactions and Root Colonization

(2013) Xinggang Liao et al.   PLoS One

Molecular basis of MAP kinase regulation

(2013) Wolfgang Peti et al.   PROTEIN SCIENCE

Targeting of insect epicuticular lipids by the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana: hydrocarbon oxidation within the context of a host-pathogen interaction

(2013) Nicolás Pedrini et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Action on the Surface: Entomopathogenic Fungi versus the Insect Cuticle

(2013) Almudena Ortiz-Urquiza et al.   Insects

Expression of the Laccase Gene from a White Rot Fungus in Pichia pastoris Can Enhance the Resistance of This Yeast to H2O2-Mediated Oxidative Stress by Stimulating the Glutathione-Based Antioxidative System

(2012) Yang Yang et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The adenylate cyclase gene MaAC is required for virulence and multi-stress tolerance of Metarhizium acridum

(2012) Shuyang Liu et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Catalases play differentiated roles in the adaptation of a fungal entomopathogen to environmental stresses

(2012) Zheng-Liang Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The MAP kinase Bbslt2 controls growth, conidiation, cell wall integrity, and virulence in the insect pathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

(2012) Xingdan Luo et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

MAP kinase signalling cascades and transcriptional regulation

(2012) Shen-Hsi Yang et al.   GENE

CYP52X1, Representing New Cytochrome P450 Subfamily, Displays Fatty Acid Hydroxylase Activity and Contributes to Virulence and Growth on Insect Cuticular Substrates in Entomopathogenic FungusBeauveria bassiana

(2012) Shizhu Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

A fungal homologue of neuronal calcium sensor-1, Bbcsa1, regulates extracellular acidification and contributes to virulence in the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

(2012) Y. Fan et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

MaHog1, a Hog1-type mitogen-activated protein kinase gene, contributes to stress tolerance and virulence of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium acridum

(2012) K. Jin et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Transcriptome analysis of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana grown on cuticular extracts of the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei)

(2012) J. G. Mantilla et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling in Plant-Interacting Fungi: Distinct Messages from Conserved Messengers

(2012) Louis-Philippe Hamel et al.   PLANT CELL

Additive Contributions of Two Manganese-Cored Superoxide Dismutases (MnSODs) to Antioxidation, UV Tolerance and Virulence of Beauveria bassiana

(2012) Xue-Qin Xie et al.   PLoS One

Enhanced UV Resistance and Improved Killing of Malaria Mosquitoes by Photolyase Transgenic Entomopathogenic Fungi

(2012) Weiguo Fang et al.   PLoS One

Endophytic Insect-Parasitic Fungi Translocate Nitrogen Directly from Insects to Plants

(2012) S. W. Behie et al.   SCIENCE

Protein kinase A and fungal virulence

(2012) Kevin K. Fuller et al.   Virulence

The insect-pathogenic fungus Metarhizium robertsii (Clavicipitaceae) is also an endophyte that stimulates plant root development

(2011) Ramanpreet K. Sasan et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Enhancing the Stress Tolerance and Virulence of an Entomopathogen by Metabolic Engineering of Dihydroxynaphthalene Melanin Biosynthesis Genes

(2011) Min N. Tseng et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Contribution of the gas1 Gene of the Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria bassiana, Encoding a Putative Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-Anchored β-1,3-Glucanosyltransferase, to Conidial Thermotolerance and Virulence

(2011) Shizhu Zhang et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Integration of Escherichia coli thioredoxin (trxA) into Beauveria bassiana enhances the fungal tolerance to the stresses of oxidation, heat and UV-B irradiation

(2011) Sheng-Hua Ying et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Genetically altering the expression of neutral trehalase gene affects conidiospore thermotolerance of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium acridum

(2011) Yajun Leng et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

A Group III histidine kinase (mhk1) upstream of high-osmolarity glycerol pathway regulates sporulation, multi-stress tolerance and virulence of Metarhizium robertsii, a fungal entomopathogen

(2011) Gang Zhou et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Primary roles of two dehydrogenases in the mannitol metabolism and multi-stress tolerance of entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

(2011) Zheng-Liang Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Improving UV resistance and virulence of Beauveria bassiana by genetic engineering with an exogenous tyrosinase gene

(2011) Yanfang Shang et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

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

Genome Sequencing and Comparative Transcriptomics of the Model Entomopathogenic Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and M. acridum

(2011) Qiang Gao et al.   PLoS Genetics

Requirement of a Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase for Appressorium Formation and Penetration of Insect Cuticle by the Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria bassiana

(2010) Y. Zhang et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

A laccase exclusively expressed by Metarhizium anisopliae during isotropic growth is involved in pigmentation, tolerance to abiotic stresses and virulence

(2010) Weiguo Fang et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Interactions among HAMP Domain Repeats Act as an Osmosensing Molecular Switch in Group III Hybrid Histidine Kinases from Fungi

(2010) Netrapal Meena et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Characterization of Beauveria bassiana neutral trehalase (BbNTH1) and recognition of crucial stress-responsive elements to control its expression in response to multiple stresses

(2010) Qian Liu et al.   MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Molecular characterization and expression analysis of a suite of cytochrome P450 enzymes implicated in insect hydrocarbon degradation in the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

(2010) N. Pedrini et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Could insect phagocytic avoidance by entomogenous fungi have evolved via selection against soil amoeboid predators?

(2010) M. J. Bidochka et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Mrt, a Gene Unique to Fungi, Encodes an Oligosaccharide Transporter and Facilitates Rhizosphere Competency in Metarhizium robertsii

(2010) W. Fang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase hog1 in the Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria bassiana Regulates Environmental Stress Responses and Virulence to Insects

(2009) Y. Zhang et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Extremotolerance in fungi: evolution on the edge

(2009) Cene Gostinčar et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Comparative genomics of MAP kinase and calcium–calcineurin signalling components in plant and human pathogenic fungi

(2009) Nicolas Rispail et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Lectin mapping reveals stage-specific display of surface carbohydrates in in vitro and haemolymph-derived cells of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

(2009) A. Wanchoo et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Uptake of the fluorescent probe FM4-64 by hyphae and haemolymph-derived in vivo hyphal bodies of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana

(2009) M. W. Lewis et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Implication of a regulator of G protein signalling (BbRGS1) in conidiation and conidial thermotolerance of the insect pathogenic fungusBeauveria bassiana

(2008) Weiguo Fang et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Protein kinase A regulates production of virulence determinants by the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae

(2008) Weiguo Fang et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Studies on adaptations of Metarhizium anisopliae to life in the soil

(2008) Raymond J. St. Leger   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Intracellular infection of tick cell lines by the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae

(2008) T. J. Kurtti et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Effects of physical and nutritional stress conditions during mycelial growth on conidial germination speed, adhesion to host cuticle, and virulence of Metarhizium anisopliae, an entomopathogenic fungus

(2008) Drauzio E.N. Rangel et al.  

Evaluating physical and nutritional stress during mycelial growth as inducers of tolerance to heat and UV-B radiation in Metarhizium anisopliae conidia

(2008) Drauzio E.N. Rangel et al.  

Isolation and characterization of nucleotide excision repair deficient mutants of the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana

(2007) Linda Chelico et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY