SymB and SymC, two membrane associated proteins, are required forEpichloë festucaehyphal cell-cell fusion and maintenance of a mutualistic interaction withLolium perenne

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(2016) Ulrich Kück et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Transcription factor PRO1 targets genes encoding conserved components of fungal developmental signaling pathways

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AnEpichloë festucaehomologue of MOB3, a component of the STRIPAK complex, is required for the establishment of a mutualistic symbiotic interaction withLolium perenne

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TheColletotrichum graminicolastriatin orthologue Str1 is necessary for anastomosis and is a virulence factor

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(2016) Matthias Becker et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Deletion ofSmgpi1encoding a GPI-anchored protein suppresses sterility of the STRIPAK mutant ΔSmmob3 in the filamentous ascomyceteSordaria macrospora

(2015) Stefan Frey et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The Fungal Cell-Wall Integrity MAPK Cascade Is Crucial for Hyphal Network Formation and Maintenance of Restrictive Growth ofEpichloë festucaein Symbiosis WithLolium perenne

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A Core Gene Set Describes the Molecular Basis of Mutualism and Antagonism inEpichloëspp.

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VibA, a Homologue of a Transcription Factor for Fungal Heterokaryon Incompatibility, Is Involved in Antifungal Compound Production in the Plant-Symbiotic Fungus Epichloë festucae

(2014) Jennifer T. Niones et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

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(2014) Laetitia Chan Ho Tong et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

New Insights Into the Roles of NADPH Oxidases in Sexual Development and Ascospore Germination in Sordaria macrospora

(2014) D. E. Dirschnabel et al.   GENETICS

Identification of NoxD/Pro41 as the homologue of the p22phoxNADPH oxidase subunit in fungi

(2014) Isabelle Lacaze et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

BcNoxD, a putative ER protein, is a new component of the NADPH oxidase complex inBotrytis cinerea

(2014) Ulrike Siegmund et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Identification and characterization of LFD1, a novel protein involved in membrane merger during cell fusion inNeurospora crassa

(2014) Javier Palma-Guerrero et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Functional Analysis of BcBem1 and Its Interaction Partners in Botrytis cinerea: Impact on Differentiation and Virulence

(2014) Sabine Giesbert et al.   PLoS One

Characterization of the Neurospora crassa Cell Fusion Proteins, HAM-6, HAM-7, HAM-8, HAM-9, HAM-10, AMPH-1 and WHI-2

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HAM-5 Functions As a MAP Kinase Scaffold during Cell Fusion in Neurospora crassa

(2014) Wilfried Jonkers et al.   PLoS Genetics

Fungal Communication Requires the MAK-2 Pathway Elements STE-20 and RAS-2, the NRC-1 Adapter STE-50 and the MAP Kinase Scaffold HAM-5

(2014) Anne Dettmann et al.   PLoS Genetics

PRO40 Is a Scaffold Protein of the Cell Wall Integrity Pathway, Linking the MAP Kinase Module to the Upstream Activator Protein Kinase C

(2014) Ines Teichert et al.   PLoS Genetics

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(2013) Yuka Kayano et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

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

(2013) Abigail C. Leeder et al.   GENETICS

ProA, a transcriptional regulator of fungal fruiting body development, regulates leaf hyphal network development in theEpichloë festucae-Lolium perennesymbiosis

(2013) Aiko Tanaka et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

HAM-2 and HAM-3 are central for the assembly of theNeurospora STRIPAK complex at the nuclear envelope and regulate nuclear accumulation of the MAP kinase MAK-1 in a MAK-2-dependent manner

(2013) Anne Dettmann et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Plant-Symbiotic Fungi as Chemical Engineers: Multi-Genome Analysis of the Clavicipitaceae Reveals Dynamics of Alkaloid Loci

(2013) Christopher L. Schardl et al.   PLoS Genetics

An Extracellular Siderophore Is Required to Maintain the Mutualistic Interaction of Epichloë festucae with Lolium perenne

(2013) Linda J. Johnson et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Deletion of the Fungal Gene soft Disrupts Mutualistic Symbiosis between the Grass Endophyte Epichloë festucae and the Host Plant

(2012) Nikki D. Charlton et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

Physiological Significance of Network Organization in Fungi

(2012) Anna Simonin et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

A Non-Mendelian MAPK-Generated Hereditary Unit Controlled by a Second MAPK Pathway in Podospora anserina

(2012) H. Lalucque et al.   GENETICS

A homologue of the human STRIPAK complex controls sexual development in fungi

(2012) Sandra Bloemendal et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

WSC-1 and HAM-7 Are MAK-1 MAP Kinase Pathway Sensors Required for Cell Wall Integrity and Hyphal Fusion in Neurospora crassa

(2012) Abhiram Maddi et al.   PLoS One

Importance of MAP Kinases during Protoperithecial Morphogenesis in Neurospora crassa

(2012) Alexander Lichius et al.   PLoS One

The mechanistic basis of self-fusion between conidial anastomosis tubes during fungal colony initiation

(2012) Nick D. Read et al.   Fungal Biology Reviews

The phocein homologue SmMOB3 is essential for vegetative cell fusion and sexual development in the filamentous ascomycete Sordaria macrospora

(2011) Yasmine Bernhards et al.   CURRENT GENETICS

Identification and Characterization of Genes Required for Cell-to-Cell Fusion in Neurospora crassa

(2011) Ci Fu et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

SignalP 4.0: discriminating signal peptides from transmembrane regions

(2011) Thomas Nordahl Petersen et al.   NATURE METHODS

Polarity proteins Bem1 and Cdc24 are components of the filamentous fungal NADPH oxidase complex

(2011) D. Takemoto et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Sho1 and Msb2-Related Proteins Regulate Appressorium Development in the Smut FungusUstilago maydis

(2010) Daniel Lanver et al.   PLANT CELL

Disruption of Signaling in a Fungal-Grass Symbiosis Leads to Pathogenesis

(2010) C. J. Eaton et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Self-signalling and self-fusion in filamentous fungi

(2009) Nick D Read et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Identification of novel virulence factors associated with signal transduction pathways inAlternaria brassicicola

(2009) Yangrae Cho et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Functions and regulation of the Nox family in the filamentous fungusPodospora anserina: a new role in cellulose degradation

(2009) Sylvain Brun et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Enzymatic assembly of DNA molecules up to several hundred kilobases

(2009) Daniel G Gibson et al.   NATURE METHODS

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

Biology of the Epichloë–Botanophila interaction: An intriguing association between fungi and insects

(2009) Thomas L. Bultman et al.   Fungal Biology Reviews

Functional analysis of a fungal endophyte stress-activated MAP kinase

(2008) Carla J. Eaton et al.   CURRENT GENETICS

Hypovirus-Responsive Transcription Factor Genepro1of the Chestnut Blight FungusCryphonectria parasiticaIs Required for Female Fertility, Asexual Spore Development, and Stable Maintenance of Hypovirus Infection

(2008) Qihong Sun et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

NADPH Oxidases NOX-1 and NOX-2 Require the Regulatory Subunit NOR-1 To Control Cell Differentiation and Growth inNeurospora crassa

(2008) Nallely Cano-Domínguez et al.   EUKARYOTIC CELL

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae PRM1 Homolog in Neurospora crassa Is Involved in Vegetative and Sexual Cell Fusion Events but Also Has Postfertilization Functions

(2008) A. Fleissner et al.   GENETICS

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

NADPH Oxidases Are Involved in Differentiation and Pathogenicity in Botrytis cinerea

(2008) Nadja Segmüller et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Epichloë endophytes grow by intercalary hyphal extension in elongating grass leaves

(2007) Michael J. Christensen et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY