Title: | Hyphal chemotropism in fungal pathogenicity |
Author(s): | Turra D; Nordzieke D; Vitale S; El Ghalid M; Di Pietro A; |
Address: | "Departamento de Genetica, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario ceiA3, Universidad de Cordoba, 14071 Cordoba, Spain. Departamento de Genetica, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario ceiA3, Universidad de Cordoba, 14071 Cordoba, Spain. Electronic address: ge2dipia@uco.es" |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.04.020 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1096-3634 (Electronic) 1084-9521 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "The ability to grow as filamentous hyphae defines the lifestyle of fungi. Hyphae are exposed to a variety of chemical stimuli such as nutrients or signal molecules from mating partners and host organisms. How fungi sense and process this chemical information to steer hyphal growth is poorly understood. Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Neurospora crassa have served as genetic models for the identification of cellular components functioning in chemotropism. A recent study in the pathogen Fusarium oxysporum revealed distinct MAPK pathways governing hyphal growth towards nutrient sources and sex pheromones or plant signals, suggesting an unanticipated complexity of chemosensing during fungus-host interactions" |
Keywords: | "Fungi/*pathogenicity Hyphae/*physiology Models, Biological Plants/microbiology Soil Microbiology Chemotropism Hypha Pathogen Polarity Signaling;" |
Notes: | "MedlineTurra, David Nordzieke, Daniela Vitale, Stefania El Ghalid, Mennat Di Pietro, Antonio eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review England 2016/05/07 Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2016 Sep; 57:69-75. doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.04.020. Epub 2016 May 2" |