Two zinc finger proteins, VdZFP1 and VdZFP2, interact with VdCmr1 to promote melanized microsclerotia development and stress tolerance in Verticillium dahliae

The Verticillium dahliae Spt-Ada-Gcn5 Acetyltransferase Complex Subunit Ada1 Is Essential for Conidia and Microsclerotia Production and Contributes to Virulence

(2022) Qi Geng et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

A polyketide synthase from Verticillium dahliae modulates melanin biosynthesis and hyphal growth to promote virulence

(2022) Huan Li et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

The Coupling Between Cell Wall Integrity Mediated by MAPK Kinases and SsFkh1 Is Involved in Sclerotia Formation and Pathogenicity of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

(2022) Jie Cong et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

The bZip Transcription Factor VdMRTF1 is a Negative Regulator of Melanin Biosynthesis and Virulence in Verticillium dahliae

(2022) Meijun Lai et al.   Microbiology Spectrum

Transcription Factor VdCf2 Regulates Growth, Pathogenicity, and the Expression of a Putative Secondary Metabolism Gene Cluster in Verticillium dahliae

(2022) Tao Liu et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Unraveling the Structure and Function of Melanin through Synthesis

(2021) Wei Cao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Chitosan inhibits septin‐mediated plant infection by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae in a Protein Kinase C and Nox1 NADPH oxidase‐dependent manner

(2021) Federico Lopez‐Moya et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Key Insights and Research Prospects at the Dawn of the Population Genomics Era for Verticillium dahliae

(2021) Jie-Yin Chen et al.   Annual Review of Phytopathology

Compartmentalization of Melanin Biosynthetic Enzymes Contributes to Self-Defense against Intermediate Compound Scytalone in Botrytis cinerea

(2021) Xue Chen et al.   mBio

The zinc finger protein StMR1 affects the pathogenicity and melanin synthesis of Setosphaeria turcica and directly regulates the expression of DHN melanin synthesis pathway genes

(2021) Zexue Zhang et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Pyomelanin Synthesis in Alternaria alternata Inhibits DHN-Melanin Synthesis and Decreases Cell Wall Chitin Content and Thickness

(2021) Chantal Fernandes et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Melanin Produced by Bordetella parapertussis Confers a Survival Advantage to the Bacterium during Host Infection

(2021) Yukihiro Hiramatsu et al.   mSphere

The C3HC type zinc-finger protein (ZFC3) interacting with Lon/MAP1 is important for mitochondrial gene regulation, infection hypha development and longevity of Magnaporthe oryzae

(2020) Shaoshuai Liu et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

The SR-protein FgSrp2 regulates vegetative growth, sexual reproduction and pre-mRNA processing by interacting with FgSrp1 in Fusarium graminearum

(2020) Yimei Zhang et al.   CURRENT GENETICS

Phagosomal removal of fungal melanin reprograms macrophage metabolism to promote antifungal immunity

(2020) Samuel M. Gonçalves et al.   Nature Communications

Convergent and distinctive functions of transcription factors VdYap1, VdAtf1, and VdSkn7 in the regulation of nitrosative stress resistance, microsclerotia formation, and virulence in Verticillium dahliae

(2020) Chen Tang et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

Solubilized melanin suppresses macrophage function

(2019) Katsuya Tajima et al.   FEBS Open Bio

Transcription factor CgAzf1 regulates melanin production, conidial development and infection in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

(2019) Xiaoyu Li et al.   ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Insights into VdCmr1‐mediated protection against high temperature stress and UV irradiation in Verticillium dahliae

(2019) Yulin Fang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Two transcription factors cooperatively regulate DHN melanin biosynthesis and development in Pestalotiopsis fici

(2019) Peng Zhang et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Zinc finger protein transcription factors: Integrated line of action for plant antimicrobial activity

(2019) Ali Noman et al.   MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

Two Verticillium dahliae MAPKKKs, VdSsk2 and VdSte11, Have Distinct Roles in Pathogenicity, Microsclerotial Formation, and Stress Adaptation

(2019) Jun Yu et al.   mSphere

The pH Signaling Transcription Factor PAC-3 Regulates Metabolic and Developmental Processes in Pathogenic Fungi

(2019) Maíra Pompeu Martins et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

The Verticillium dahliae Sho1‐MAPK pathway regulates melanin biosynthesis and is required for cotton infection

(2019) Jun‐Jiao Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Transcription factor VdCmr1 is required for pigment production, protection from UV irradiation, and regulates expression of melanin biosynthetic genes in Verticillium dahliae

(2018) Yonglin Wang et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Wilt of Shantung Maple Caused by Verticillium dahliae in China

(2018) H. Li et al.   PLANT DISEASE

Recognition of DHN-melanin by a C-type lectin receptor is required for immunity to Aspergillus

(2018) Mark H. T. Stappers et al.   NATURE

The C 2 H 2 transcription factor VdMsn2 controls hyphal growth, microsclerotia formation, and virulence of Verticillium dahliae

(2017) Longyan Tian et al.   Fungal Biology

Vayg1 is required for microsclerotium formation and melanin production in Verticillium dahliae

(2017) Rong Fan et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

The APSES transcription factor Vst1 is a key regulator of development in microsclerotium- and resting mycelium-producing Verticillium species

(2017) Jorge L. Sarmiento-Villamil et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

Comparative genomics reveals cotton-specific virulence factors in flexible genomic regions in Verticillium dahliae and evidence of horizontal gene transfer from Fusarium

(2017) Jie-Yin Chen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Bcpks12 gene inactivation substantiates biological functions of sclerotium melanization in Botrytis cinerea

(2017) Pinkuan Zhu et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

A Single-Nucleotide Deletion in the Transcription Factor Gene bcsmr1 Causes Sclerotial-Melanogenesis Deficiency in Botrytis cinerea

(2017) Yingjun Zhou et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Two separate key enzymes and two pathway-specific transcription factors are involved in fusaric acid biosynthesis in F usarium fujikuroi

(2016) Lena Studt et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The mitogen-activated protein kinase gene, VdHog1, regulates osmotic stress response, microsclerotia formation and virulence in Verticillium dahliae

(2016) Yonglin Wang et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

TheAspergillus fumigatusconidial melanin production is regulated by the bifunctional bHLH DevR and MADS-box RlmA transcription factors

(2016) Vito Valiante et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The fungal-specific transcription factorVdpfinfluences conidia production, melanized microsclerotia formation and pathogenicity inVerticillium dahliae

(2016) Xiumei Luo et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

MADS-Box Transcription Factor VdMcm1 Regulates Conidiation, Microsclerotia Formation, Pathogenicity, and Secondary Metabolism of Verticillium dahliae

(2016) Dianguang Xiong et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

The Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase VdPbs2 of Verticillium dahliae Regulates Microsclerotia Formation, Stress Response, and Plant Infection

(2016) Longyan Tian et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Genomics Spurs Rapid Advances in Our Understanding of the Biology of Vascular Wilt Pathogens in the Genus Verticillium

(2015) Anna Klimes et al.   Annual Review of Phytopathology

VdCrz1 is involved in microsclerotia formation and required for full virulence in Verticillium dahliae

(2015) Dianguang Xiong et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Phylogenic analysis revealed an expanded C2H2-homeobox subfamily and expression profiles of C2H2 zinc finger gene family in Verticillium dahliae

(2015) Dianguang Xiong et al.   GENE

DHN melanin biosynthesis in the plant pathogenic fungusBotrytis cinereais based on two developmentally regulated key enzyme (PKS)-encoding genes

(2015) Julia Schumacher   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Loss ofbcbrn1andbcpks13inBotrytis cinereaNot Only Blocks Melanization But Also Increases Vegetative Growth and Virulence

(2015) Chenghua Zhang et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Deep mRNA sequencing reveals stage-specific transcriptome alterations during microsclerotia development in the smoke tree vascular wilt pathogen, Verticillium dahliae

(2014) Dianguang Xiong et al.   BMC GENOMICS

VdMsb regulates virulence and microsclerotia production in the fungal plant pathogen Verticillium dahliae

(2014) Liangliang Tian et al.   GENE

An improved predictive recognition model for Cys2-His2 zinc finger proteins

(2014) Ankit Gupta et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

RNA-seq analyses of gene expression in the microsclerotia of Verticillium dahliae

(2013) Dechassa Duressa et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Emerging roles of zinc finger proteins in regulating adipogenesis

(2013) Shengjuan Wei et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Infections with the vascular pathogens Verticillium longisporum and Verticillium dahliae induce distinct disease symptoms and differentially affect drought stress tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana

(2013) Michael Reusche et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Melanin is crucial for growth of the black yeast Hortaea werneckii in its natural hypersaline environment

(2013) Anja Kejžar et al.   Fungal Biology

Screening of a Botrytis cinerea one-hybrid library reveals a Cys2His2 transcription factor involved in the regulation of secondary metabolism gene clusters

(2013) Adeline Simon et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Functional Analysis of Autophagy Genes via Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation in the Vascular Wilt Fungus Verticillium dahliae

(2013) Lei Zhou et al.   Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Cys2His2 zinc finger protein family: Classification, functions, and major members

(2012) S. V. Razin et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY-MOSCOW

The G protein β subunit controls virulence and multiple growth- and development-related traits in Verticillium dahliae

(2012) Aliki K. Tzima et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Identification of gene clusters associated with fusaric acid, fusarin, and perithecial pigment production in Fusarium verticillioides

(2012) Daren W. Brown et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

MoSwi6, an APSES family transcription factor, interacts with MoMps1 and is required for hyphal and conidial morphogenesis, appressorial function and pathogenicity of Magnaporthe oryzae

(2012) ZHONGQIANG QI et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

Transcription Factor Amr1 Induces Melanin Biosynthesis and Suppresses Virulence in Alternaria brassicicola

(2012) Yangrae Cho et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Identification of Pathogenicity-Related Genes in the Vascular Wilt Fungus Verticillium dahliae by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated T-DNA Insertional Mutagenesis

(2011) K. Maruthachalam et al.   MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY

Phylogenetics and Taxonomy of the Fungal Vascular Wilt Pathogen Verticillium, with the Descriptions of Five New Species

(2011) Patrik Inderbitzin et al.   PLoS One

Comparative Genomics Yields Insights into Niche Adaptation of Plant Vascular Wilt Pathogens

(2011) Steven J. Klosterman et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Conidial Dihydroxynaphthalene Melanin of the Human Pathogenic Fungus Aspergillus fumigatus Interferes with the Host Endocytosis Pathway

(2011) Andreas Thywißen et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Melanin Externalization in Candida albicans Depends on Cell Wall Chitin Structures

(2010) Claire A. Walker et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Roles of the catalytic subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase A in virulence and development of the soilborne plant pathogen Verticillium dahliae

(2010) Aliki Tzima et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Diversity, Pathogenicity, and Management of Verticillium Species

(2009) Steven J. Klosterman et al.   Annual Review of Phytopathology

MgCRZ1, a transcription factor ofMagnaporthe grisea, controls growth, development and is involved in full virulence

(2009) Haifeng Zhang et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Colonization of Resistant and Susceptible Lettuce Cultivars by a Green Fluorescent Protein-Tagged Isolate of Verticillium dahliae

(2008) G. E. Vallad et al.   PHYTOPATHOLOGY