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The Forkhead Box Gene, MaSep1, Negatively Regulates UV- and Thermo-Tolerances and Is Required for Microcycle Conidiation in Metarhizium acridum

Journal of Fungi
Insect pathogenic fungi have shown great potential in agricultural pest control. Conidiation is crucial for the survival of filamentous fungi, and dispersal occurs through two methods: normal conidiation, where conidia differentiate from mycelium, and ...
Tiantian Song, Chan Li, Kai Jin, Yuxian Xia   +3 more
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A DUF3455 domain‐containing protein promotes Ustilaginoidea virens infection and functions as a plant immune elicitor

New Plant Protection, EarlyView.
The fungal effector UvDUF1 from Ustilaginoidea virens not only promotes infection but also acts as a plant immunity elicitor, inducing broad‐spectrum disease resistance in rice and Nicotiana benthamiana. These results reveal its potential as a novel target for sustainable crop protection strategies.
Shuchen Wang, Wen Zhang, Wenyue Zheng, Qian Zhang, Mina Yu, Junjie Yu, Huijuan Cao, Xiayan Pan, Zhongqiang Qi, Yan Du, Rongsheng Zhang, Yunpeng Wang, Yongfeng Liu, Tianqiao Song   +13 more
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A Conserved Magnaporthe oryzae Effector Counteracts the Rice Ubiquitin‐Proteasome System by Disrupting the E2 Function to Suppress Immunity

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pathogens commonly secrete effectors into host cells to facilitate invasion. In the host ubiquitin‐proteasome system (UPS), E3 ubiquitin ligases often target pathogen effectors for degradation, thereby enhancing immune responses. In turn, pathogen effectors frequently disrupt E3 ligase function to promote virulence. However, it remains largely
Min Wang, Ruyi Wang, Yehui Xiong, Xiaoman You, Fan Zhang, Xuzhao Mao, Feng He, Hui Tao, Su Jiang, Liang Fang, Xiao Xu, Jisong Wang, Zeyun Hao, Yanyan Hou, Hui Zhang, Jiyang Wang, Wenhui Zheng, Wenxian Sun, Guo‐Liang Wang, Yuese Ning   +19 more
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New Downstream Signaling Branches of the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Cascades Identified in the Insect Pathogenic and Plant Symbiotic Fungus Metarhizium robertsii

Frontiers in Fungal Biology, 2022
Fungi rely on major signaling pathways such as the MAPK (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase) signaling pathways to regulate their responses to fluctuating environmental conditions, which is vital for fungi to persist in the environment.
Dan Tang, Xingyuan Tang, Weiguo Fang
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Glutathione Impacts Both Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Virulence and Amphibian Cellular Defense in a Chytridiomycosis Model

MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 15, Issue 2, April 2026.
Glutathione shapes interactions between Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and amphibian hosts. In Bd, glutathione reductase is essential for survival, and exogenous glutathione enhances zoospore release. In host cells, Bd infection depletes glutathione and increases oxidative stress.
Rebecca J. Webb, Alexandra A. Roberts, Lee Berger, Jacques Robert, Lee F. Skerratt   +4 more
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Functional Characterization of Core Regulatory Genes Involved in Sporulation of the Nematophagous Fungus Purpureocillium lavendulum

mSphere, 2020
The nematophagous fungus Purpureocillium lavendulum is a natural enemy of plant-parasitic nematodes, which cause severe economic losses in agriculture worldwide. The production of asexual spores (conidia) in P.
Mi Chen, He-Yu Yang, Yan-Ru Cao, Quan-Quan Hui, Hai-Feng Fan, Chen-Chen Zhang, Jing-Jing Han, Zhi-Yi Guo, Jianping Xu, Ke-Qin Zhang, Lian-Ming Liang   +10 more
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mLife
mLife, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page i-iv, February 2026.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Fungus Derived Indole‐3‐Acetic Acid Controls Developmental Conidial Death in Magnaporthe oryzae

Molecular Plant Pathology, Volume 27, Issue 4, April 2026.
The severity of rice blast disease, caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae, is influenced by IAA concentration and cell density. IAA regulates ferroptotic death of the developing conidia by affecting iron and lipid homeostasis. ABSTRACT Ferroptotic death of the developing conidia is important for pathogenicity of the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae ...
Yuming Ma, Qiao Liu, Qing Shen, Ruhui Long, Xiaofang Xie, Lihong Dong, Zhibin Liang, Yi Zhen Deng   +7 more
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Hyphal Fusions Enable Efficient Nutrient Distribution in Colletotrichum graminicola Conidiation and Symptom Development on Maize

Microorganisms, 2022
Hyphal and germling fusion is a common phenomenon in ascomycetous fungi. Due to the formed hyphal network, this process enables a coordinated development as well as an interaction with plant hosts and efficient nutrient distribution.
Daniela Elisabeth Nordzieke
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Pan2‐Pan3 Complex‐Mediated Deadenylation Enforces mRNA Quality Control for Infection of the Rice Blast Fungus

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 18, 27 March 2026.
Discovery that deadenylation, rather than transcription, acts as the rate‐limiting step for developmental timing in a plant pathogen. Evidence that P‐body integrity and mRNA decay are mechanistically coupled to rapid cellular differentiation under environmental stress. Identification of Pan2‐Pan3 as a pathogen‐specific “meta‐virulence factor” absent in
Ziwei Lv, Junting Feng, Shenxian Zhou, Zhiguang Qu, Jun Peng, Xiao‐Lin Chen, Deng Chen   +6 more
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