mBioFungal sexual reproduction is controlled by the mating-type (MAT) locus. In contrast to a majority of species in the phylum Basidiomycota that have tetrapolar mating-type systems, the opportunistic human pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans employs a bipolar
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Altered Stereostructures of the DNA-Binding Domains of Variant Mating Proteins of Ophiocordyceps sinensis and the Wild Insect–Fungal Complex [PDF]
BiologyThe MATα_HMGbox and HMG-box_ROX1-like domains of the MAT1-1-1 and MAT1-2-1 proteins, respectively, play essential roles in DNA binding and the subsequent regulation of gene transcription, controlling Ophiocordyceps sinensis sexual reproduction ...
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Polyphasic characterization and mating type allele distribution of Monilinia laxa in Iranian stone fruit orchards [PDF]
Scientific ReportsBrown rot disease, caused by species of the genus Monilinia, is a significant fungal disease affecting pome and stone fruit trees. In this study, 565 samples were collected from symptomatic trees across six provinces of Iran between 2018 and 2022.
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Journal of Fungi, 2023 Verpa spp. are potentially important economic fungi within Morchellaceae. However, fundamental research on their mating systems, the key aspects of their life cycle, remains scarce.
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The Cryptococcus neoformans STE11α gene is similar to other fungal mitogen‐activated protein kinase kinase kinase (MAPKKK) genes but is mating type specific [PDF]
Molecular Microbiology, 2001 Partial sequence analysis of the Cryptococcus neoformans MATα mating type locus revealed the presence of a gene with substantial sequence similarity to other fungal mitogen‐activated protein (MAP) kinase kinase kinase (MAPKKK) genes. The C. neoformans gene, designated STE11α, showed the highest degree of similarity to the Neurospora crassa nrc‐1 ...
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PLoS Pathogens, 2015 Morphological changes are critical for host colonisation in plant pathogenic fungi. These changes occur at specific stages of their pathogenic cycle in response to environmental signals and are mediated by transcription factors, which act as master ...
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BiologySexual reproduction in ascomycetes is controlled by the mating-type (MAT) locus. (Pseudo)homothallic reproduction has been hypothesized on the basis of genetic data from Hirsutella sinensis (Genotype #1 of Ophiocordyceps sinensis).
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Shifting fungal reproductive mode by manipulation of mating type genes: obligatory heterothallism of Gibberella zeae [PDF]
Molecular Microbiology, 2003 SummaryFungi capable of sexual reproduction use heterothallic (self‐sterile) or homothallic (self‐fertile) mating strategies. In most ascomycetes, a single mating type locus, MAT, with two alternative forms (MAT1‐1 and MAT1‐2) called idiomorphs, controls mating ability.
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Homeodomain protein Sxi1α independently controls cell-cell fusion and gene expression during sexual reproduction in Cryptococcus deneoformans. [PDF]
PLoS GeneticsSex-specific homeodomain (HD) proteins are key regulators of cell identity and sexual development in fungi, typically functioning as heterodimers to govern transcription. In the human fungal pathogens Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus deneoformans,
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A conserved C2H2 zinc finger protein, Rel1, links ribosome biogenesis to sexual development and antifungal susceptibility in a ubiquitous human fungal pathogen [PDF]
Applied and Environmental MicrobiologySexual development is a fundamental process that promotes environmental adaptation and the emergence of highly virulent and drug-resistant isolates in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans.
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