Fungal Genetics and Biology

Article	Citations
Yeasts as probiotics: Mechanisms, outcomes, and future potential	80
Fungi, fungicide discovery and global food security	48
In the fungus where it happens: History and future propelling Aspergillus nidulans as the archetype of natural products research	46
Investigating the cell and developmental biology of plant infection by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae	40
Host-specificity factors in plant pathogenic fungi	37
The Arf-GAP AoGlo3 regulates conidiation, endocytosis, and pathogenicity in the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora	35
Development of a marker-free mutagenesis system using CRISPR-Cas9 in the pathogenic mould Aspergillus fumigatus	33
Genomic diversity of the human pathogen Paracoccidioides across the South American continent	32
Erg6 affects membrane composition and virulence of the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans	29
Multiple roles of ABC transporters in yeast	29
Synthesis of cordycepin: Current scenario and future perspectives	24
The pheromone response module, a mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway implicated in the regulation of fungal development, secondary metabolism and pathogenicity	24
Transformation of Cryptococcus neoformans by electroporation using a transient CRISPR-Cas9 expression (TRACE) system	23
Advances allowing feasible pyrG gene editing by a CRISPR-Cas9 system for the edible mushroom Pleurotus eryngii	22
Asynchronous development of Zymoseptoria tritici infection in wheat	21
The siderophore repressor SreA maintains growth, hydrogen peroxide resistance, and cell wall integrity in the phytopathogenic fungus Alternaria alternata	21
Roles of six Hsp70 genes in virulence, cell wall integrity, antioxidant activity and multiple stress tolerance of Beauveria bassiana	21
Fungal cross-talk: an integrated approach to study distance communication	20
Parallel evolution of multiple mechanisms for demethylase inhibitor fungicide resistance in the barley pathogen Pyrenophora teres f. sp. maculata	20
Comprehensive chemotaxonomic and genomic profiling of a biosynthetically talented Australian fungus, Aspergillus burnettii sp. nov.	19
Mating strategy and mating type distribution in six global populations of the Eucalyptus foliar pathogen Teratosphaeria destructans	19
Characterization of the asexual developmental genes brlA and wetA in Monascus ruber M7	18
Carbon catabolite repressor MoCreA is required for the asexual development and pathogenicity of the rice blast fungus	16
Functional analyses of Pleurotus ostreatus pcc1 and clp1 using CRISPR/Cas9	16
Molecular crosstalk between the endophyte Paraconiothyrium variabile and the phytopathogen Fusarium oxysporum – Modulation of lipoxygenase activity and beauvericin production during the interaction	16

Acurin A, a novel hybrid compound, biosynthesized by individually translated PKS- and NRPS-encoding genes in Aspergillus aculeatus	16
Identification of the polyketide synthase PKS7 responsible for the production of lecanoric acid and ethyl lecanorate in Claviceps purpurea	15
Genetic diversity and population structure of Zymoseptoria tritici in Ethiopia as revealed by microsatellite markers	15
Dynamic assembly of a higher-order septin structure during appressorium morphogenesis by the rice blast fungus	15
Characterization of microRNA-like RNAs associated with sclerotial development in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum	14
Carbon metabolism and transcriptome in developmental paths differentiation of a homokaryotic Coprinopsis cinerea strain	14
Endocytic FgEde1 regulates virulence and autophagy in Fusarium graminearum	14
Natural selection drives population divergence for local adaptation in a wheat pathogen	14
Coinfection of domestic felines by distinct Sporothrix brasiliensis in the Brazilian sporotrichosis hyperendemic area	14
Nitric oxide homeostasis is required for light-dependent regulation of conidiation in Aspergillus	14
Oral-fecal mycobiome in wild and captive cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis)	13
The H4K20 methyltransferase Kmt5 is involved in secondary metabolism and stress response in phytopathogenic Fusarium species	13
Identification of the pigment and its role in UV resistance in Paecilomyces variotii, a Chernobyl isolate, using genetic manipulation strategies	13
SsCat2 encodes a catalase that is critical for the antioxidant response, QoI fungicide sensitivity, and pathogenicity of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum	13
System-wide characterization of subtilases reveals that subtilisin-like protease FgPrb1 of Fusarium graminearum regulates fungal development and virulence	12
The fungicide dodine primarily inhibits mitochondrial respiration in Ustilago maydis, but also affects plasma membrane integrity and endocytosis, which is not found in Zymoseptoria tritici	11
SsATG8 and SsNBR1 mediated-autophagy is required for fungal development, proteasomal stress response and virulence in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum	11
Functional roles of all five putative hydrophobin genes in growth, development, and secondary metabolism in Fusarium graminearum	11
Fatty acid dioxygenase-cytochrome P450 fusion enzymes of filamentous fungal pathogens	11
Diversity of Omega Glutathione Transferases in mushroom-forming fungi revealed by phylogenetic, transcriptomic, biochemical and structural approaches	11
The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis harmonizes nuclear dynamics in the presence of distinct abiotic factors	11
MicroRNA-like milR236, regulated by transcription factor MoMsn2, targets histone acetyltransferase MoHat1 to play a role in appressorium formation and virulence of the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe or	11
Participation of Zip3, a ZIP domain-containing protein, in stress response and virulence in Cryptococcus gattii	11
The novel Huntiella omanensis mating gene, MAT1-2-7, is essential for ascomatal maturation	11
Polyketides produced by the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae induce Candida albicans growth	10
Genome comparisons suggest an association between Ceratocystis host adaptations and effector clusters in unique transposable element families	10
MaPmt1, a protein O-mannosyltransferase, contributes to virulence through governing the appressorium turgor pressure in Metarhizium acridum	10
F-box only and CUE proteins are crucial ubiquitination-associated components for conidiation and pathogenicity in the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae	10
CsAtf1, a bZIP transcription factor, is involved in fludioxonil sensitivity and virulence in the rubber tree anthracnose fungus Colletotrichum siamense	10
Identification of SclB, a Zn(II)2Cys6 transcription factor involved in sclerotium formation in Aspergillus niger	10
Diverse function and regulation of CmSnf1 in entomopathogenic fungus Cordyceps militaris	10
FgPsd2, a phosphatidylserine decarboxylase of Fusarium graminearum, regulates development and virulence	10
A peroxisomal sterol carrier protein 2 (Scp2) contributes to lipid trafficking in differentiation and virulence of the insect pathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana	10
Fungal cell death: The beginning of the end	10
Genome-wide mRNA and miRNA analysis in the early stages of germ tube outgrowth in Coprinopsis cinerea	10
Role of beta-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase in lipid biosynthesis of the oleaginous fungus Mortierella alpina	9
Investigation of citrinin and monacolin K gene clusters variation among pigment producer Monascus species	9
Ras2 is important for growth and pathogenicity in Fusarium circinatum	9
Influence of glucose on xylose metabolization by Spathaspora passalidarum	9
Comparative genomic and transcriptomic analyses reveal different pathogenicity-related genes among three eucalyptus fungal pathogens	9
Pseudoflowers produced by Fusarium xyrophilum on yellow-eyed grass (Xyris spp.) in Guyana: A novel floral mimicry system?	9
Cadmium hyperaccumulating mushroom Cystoderma carcharias has two metallothionein isoforms usable for cadmium and copper storage	9
Targeted disruption of hir1 alters the transcriptional expression pattern of putative lignocellulolytic genes in the white-rot fungus Pleurotus ostreatus	9
Pathogenicity of Metarhizium rileyi against Spodoptera litura larvae: Appressorium differentiation, proliferation in hemolymph, immune interaction, and reemergence of mycelium	9
Identification of SkpA-CulA-F-box E3 ligase complexes in pathogenic Aspergilli	8
Multiple scenarios for sexual crosses in the fungal pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici on wheat residues: Potential consequences for virulence gene transmission	8
Adaptive responses of Kluyveromyces marxianus CCT 7735 to 2-phenylethanol stress: Alterations in membrane fatty-acid composition, ergosterol content, exopolysaccharide production and reduction in reac	8
Regulation of conidiation, polarity growth, and pathogenicity by MrSte12 transcription factor in entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium rileyi	8
Botrytis cinerea methyl isocitrate lyase mediates oxidative stress tolerance and programmed cell death by modulating cellular succinate levels	8
Bioprospecting of the probiotic potential of yeasts isolated from a wine environment	8

Biological characterization of the melanin biosynthesis gene Bcscd1 in the plant pathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea	8
Characterization of a heme-protein responsive to hypoxia in Paracoccidioides brasiliensis	8
A genome-wide genetic linkage map and reference quality genome sequence for a new race in the wheat pathogen Pyrenophora tritici-repentis	8
Penicillium oxalicum putative methyltransferase Mtr23B has similarities and differences with LaeA in regulating conidium development and glycoside hydrolase gene expression	8
Genetic map and heritability of Aspergillus flavus	8
Kilbournase, a protease-associated domain subtilase secreted by the fungal corn pathogen Stenocarpella maydis	7
Austropuccinia psidii uses tetrapolar mating and produces meiotic spores in older infections on Eucalyptus grandis	7
Mating-type locus rearrangements and shifts in thallism states in Citrus-associated Phyllosticta species	7
Detailed analysis of the D-galactose catabolic pathways in Aspergillus niger reveals complexity at both metabolic and regulatory level	7
The D-galacturonic acid catabolic pathway genes differentially regulate virulence and salinity response in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum	7
Broadening the spectrum of fluorescent protein tools for use in the encapsulated human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans	7
F-actin dynamics following mechanical injury of Trichoderma atroviride and Neurospora crassa hyphae	7
Overexpression of chitinase in the endophyte Phomopsis liquidambaris enhances wheat resistance to Fusarium graminearum	7
Chromosome-level de novo assembly of Coprinopsis cinerea A43mut B43mut pab1-1 #326 and genetic variant identification of mutants using Nanopore MinION sequencing	7
Molecular mechanism of fluconazole resistance and pathogenicity attributes of Lebanese Candida albicans hospital isolates	7
Comparative transcriptome analysis of abnormal cap and healthy fruiting bodies of the edible mushroom Lentinula edodes	7
The spindle pole-body localization of activated cytoplasmic dynein is cell cycle-dependent in Aspergillus nidulans	7
The type II phosphoinositide 4-kinase FgLsb6 is important for the development and virulence of Fusarium graminearum	7
Marker-free CRISPR-Cas9 based genetic engineering of the phytopathogenic fungus, Penicillium expansum	7
Efficient genome editing using endogenous U6 snRNA promoter-driven CRISPR/Cas9 sgRNA in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum	7
CgIPT1 is required for synthesis of cis-zeatin cytokinins and contributes to stress tolerance and virulence in Colletotrichum graminicola	6
Live-cell imaging of rapid calcium dynamics using fluorescent, genetically-encoded GCaMP probes with Aspergillus fumigatus	6
Epiphytic proliferation of Zymoseptoria tritici isolates on resistant wheat leaves	6
The establishment of multiple knockout mutants of Colletotrichum orbiculare by CRISPR-Cas9 and Cre-loxP systems	6
An intergenic “safe haven” region in Cryptococcus neoformans serotype D genomes	6
Population genetic structure and migration patterns of the maize pathogenic fungus, Cercospora zeina in East and Southern Africa	6
Genomic regions associated with virulence in Setosphaeria turcica identified by linkage mapping in a biparental population	6
Analysis of genomic characteristics and their influence on metabolism in Aspergillus luchuensis albino mutants using genome sequencing	6
A SET domain-containing protein involved in cell wall integrity signaling and peroxisome biogenesis is essential for appressorium formation and pathogenicity of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides	6
Autophagy-related protein UvAtg7 contributes to mycelial growth, virulence, asexual reproduction and cell stress response in rice false smut fungus Ustilaginoidea virens	6
Single nucleotide polymorphisms and chromosomal copy number variation may impact the Sporothrix brasiliensis antifungal susceptibility and sporotrichosis clinical outcomes	6
Distinctive carbon repression effects in the carbohydrate-selective wood decay fungus Rhodonia placenta	6
Identification of a polyketide biosynthesis gene cluster by transcriptional regulator activation in Aspergillus terreus	5
An Indian lineage of Histoplasma with strong signatures of differentiation and selection	5
Insights into oleaginous phenotype of the yeast Papiliotrema laurentii	5
A new scheme to artificially alter yeast mating-types without autodiploidization	5
Intracellular sequestration of cadmium and zinc in ectomycorrhizal fungus Amanita muscaria (Agaricales, Amanitaceae) and characterization of its metallothionein gene	5
Update on the state of research to manage Fusarium head blight	5
Emp47 and Vip36 are required for polarized growth and protein trafficking between ER and Golgi apparatus in opportunistic fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus	5
RimO (SrrB) is required for carbon starvation signaling and production of secondary metabolites in Aspergillus nidulans	5
Dual-specificity protein phosphatase Msg5 controls cell wall integrity and virulence in Fusarium oxysporum	5
Protein O-mannosylation affects protein secretion, cell wall integrity and morphogenesis in Trichoderma reesei	5
Quinidine drug resistance transporter knockout Candida cells modulate glucose transporter expression and accumulate metabolites leading to enhanced azole drug resistance	5
Ustiloxin biosynthetic machinery is not compatible between Aspergillus flavus and Ustilaginoidea virens	4
A transcription factor and a phosphatase regulate temperature-dependent morphogenesis in the fungal plant pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici	4
Genomic characterization of Parengyodontium americanum sp. nov	4
Sequencing of non-virulent strains of Fusarium fujikuroi reveals genes putatively involved in bakanae disease of rice	4
Central American and Caribbean population history of the Pseudocercospora fijiensis fungus responsible for the latest worldwide pandemics on banana	4
Intra-hemocoel injection of pseurotin A from Metarhizium anisopliae, induces dose-dependent reversible paralysis in the Greater Wax Moth (Galleria mellonella)	4
Comparative transcriptomics of growth metabolism and virulence reveal distinct morphogenic profiles of yeast-like cells and hyphae of the fungus Metarhizium rileyi	4
Identification of microRNA-like RNAs in Cordyceps guangdongensis and their expression profile under differential developmental stages	4
Mechanistic investigations of hirsutene biosynthesis catalyzed by a chimeric sesquiterpene synthase from Steccherinum ochraceum	4
Genome sequencing progenies of magic mushrooms (Psilocybe subaeruginosa) identifies tetrapolar mating and gene duplications in the psilocybin pathway	4
Visualizing three-dimensional fungal growth using light sheet fluorescence microscopy	4
A reassessment of flocculosin-mediated biocontrol activity of Pseudozyma flocculosa through CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing	4
The Zymoseptoria tritici white collar-1 gene, ZtWco-1, is required for development and virulence on wheat	4
Histatin 5 variant reduces Candida albicans biofilm viability and inhibits biofilm formation	4
Increased activity of the sterol branch of the mevalonate pathway elevates glycosylation of secretory proteins and improves antifungal properties of Trichoderma atroviride	4
Transcription factor lineages in plant-pathogenic fungi, connecting diversity with fungal virulence	4
Acetolactate synthases regulatory subunit and catalytic subunit genes VdILVs are involved in BCAA biosynthesis, microscletotial and conidial formation and virulence in Verticillium dahliae	4
Optimised red- and green-fluorescent proteins for live cell imaging in the industrial enzyme-producing fungus Trichoderma reesei	3
Critical role of Wat1/Pop3 in regulating the TORC1 signalling pathway in fission yeast S. pombe	3
The transcriptional activator ClrB is crucial for the degradation of soybean hulls and guar gum in Aspergillus niger	3
Snf1p/Hxk2p/Mig1p pathway regulates hexose transporters transcript levels, affecting the exponential growth and mitochondrial respiration of Saccharomyces cerevisiae	3
New Papiliotrema laurentii UFV-1 strains with improved acetic acid tolerance selected by adaptive laboratory evolution	3
Identification of a key protein set involved in Moniliophthora perniciosa necrotrophic mycelium and basidiocarp development	3
BcHnm1, a predicted choline transporter, modulates conidial germination and virulence in Botrytis cinerea	3
DhFIG_2, a gene of nematode-trapping fungus Dactylellina haptotyla that encodes a component of the low-affinity calcium uptake system, is required for conidiation and knob-trap formation	3
Predicting functions of putative fungal sesquiterpene synthase genes based on multiomics data analysis	3
Tandem repeats in precursor protein stabilize transcript levels and production levels of the fungal ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide ustiloxin B	3
Pex7 selectively imports PTS2 target proteins to peroxisomes and is required for anthracnose disease development in Colletotrichum scovillei	3
Mutation of glucan synthase catalytic subunit in Beauveria bassiana affects fungal growth and virulence	3
QTL mapping in Fusarium graminearum identified an allele of FgVe1 involved in reduced aggressiveness	3
Genus-wide analysis of Fusarium polyketide synthases reveals broad chemical potential	3
Draft genome of the glucose tolerant β-glucosidase producing rare Aspergillus unguis reveals complete cellulolytic machinery with multiple beta-glucosidase genes	3
CaBir1 functions as an inhibitor-of-apoptosis and affects caspase-like activitiy in Candida albicans	3
A small cysteine-rich fungal effector, BsCE66 is essential for the virulence of Bipolaris sorokiniana on wheat plants	3
Deep amplicon sequencing reveals extensive allelic diversity in the erg11/CYP51 promoter and allows multi-population DMI fungicide resistance monitoring in the canola pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans	3
Quantitative single molecule RNA-FISH and RNase-free cell wall digestion in Neurospora crassa	3
Role of the anillin-like protein in growth of Cryptococcus neoformans at human host temperature	3

Function of the phosphatidylinositol synthase Pis1 in maintenance of endoplasmic reticulum function and pathogenicity in Candida albicans	3
Localization of NPFxD motif-containing proteins in Aspergillus nidulans	3
Coregulation of gene expression by White collar 1 and phytochrome in Ustilago maydis	3
Biochemical characterization of the dicing activity of Dicer-like 2 in the model filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa	3
In vitro and in vivo characterization of genes involved in mannan degradation in Neurospora crassa	3
An endoplasmic reticulum domain is associated with the polarized growing cells of Podospora anserina hyphae	3
Discerning the global phylogeographic distribution of Phyllosticta citricarpa by means of whole genome sequencing	3
The evolution and ecology of psilocybin in nature	3
Distinct roles for different autophagy-associated genes in the virulence of the fungal wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici	3