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Journal of Fungi, Volume 8, Issue 12

December 2022 - 82 articles

Cover Story: The ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS) mediated rapid protein turnover influences various cellular functions in eukaryotic cells, including fungi. As a subunit of the SCF (Skp1-Cullin-F-box protein) E3 ligase, F-box protein is a key component of UPS that determines the substrate specificity. In this study, we identified and characterized all 20 F-box proteins in Cryptococcus neoformans, the leading cause of fungal meningoencephalitis. We highlighted the important cellular functions of three F-box proteins in detail, including their roles in fungal mating, stress response, antifungal resistance, and cell size regulation, as well as fungal virulence. Our study leads to a better understanding of the function of fungal SCF E3 ligase-mediated UPS in fungal development and pathogenesis. View this paper
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Articles (82)

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,610 Views
24 Pages

19 December 2022

The plasma membrane of filamentous fungi forms large-sized invaginations, which are either tubes or parietal vesicles. Vesicular macroinvaginations at the ultrastructural level correspond to classical lomasomes. There is an assumption that vesicular...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
8,190 Views
23 Pages

The Sugar Metabolic Model of Aspergillus niger Can Only Be Reliably Transferred to Fungi of Its Phylum

  • Jiajia Li,
  • Tania Chroumpi,
  • Sandra Garrigues,
  • Roland S. Kun,
  • Jiali Meng,
  • Sonia Salazar-Cerezo,
  • Maria Victoria Aguilar-Pontes,
  • Yu Zhang,
  • Sravanthi Tejomurthula and
  • Anna Lipzen
  • + 9 authors

17 December 2022

Fungi play a critical role in the global carbon cycle by degrading plant polysaccharides to small sugars and metabolizing them as carbon and energy sources. We mapped the well-established sugar metabolic network of Aspergillus niger to five taxonomic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
2,703 Views
16 Pages

The SsAtg1 Activating Autophagy Is Required for Sclerotia Formation and Pathogenicity in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

  • Wenli Jiao,
  • Huilin Yu,
  • Xueting Chen,
  • Kunqin Xiao,
  • Dongmei Jia,
  • Fengting Wang,
  • Yanhua Zhang and
  • Hongyu Pan

17 December 2022

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a necrotrophic phytopathogenic fungus that produces sclerotia. Sclerotia are essential components of the survival and disease cycle of this devastating pathogen. In this study, we analyzed comparative transcriptomics of hy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
2,780 Views
14 Pages

17 December 2022

During storage and transportation after harvest, the jujube fruit is susceptible to black spot rot, which is caused by Alternaria alternata. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the yeast Meyerozyma caribbica in controlling A. alt...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,244 Views
11 Pages

Inhibition of Dopamine Activity and Response of Rhipicephalus microplus Challenged with Metarhizium anisopliae

  • Victória Silvestre Bório,
  • Thaís Almeida Corrêa,
  • Jéssica Fiorotti,
  • Emily Mesquita,
  • Laura Nóbrega Meirelles,
  • Mariana Guedes Camargo,
  • Vânia Rita Elias Pinheiro Bittencourt and
  • Patrícia Silva Golo

17 December 2022

Dopamine modulates ticks and insect hemocytes and links these arthropods’ nervous and immune systems. For the first time, the present study analyzed the effect of a dopamine receptor antagonist on the survival, biological parameters, phagocytic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,515 Views
16 Pages

Prevalence of Carbendazin Resistance in Field Populations of the Rice False Smut Pathogen Ustilaginoidea virens from Jiangsu, China, Molecular Mechanisms, and Fitness Stability

  • Jiehui Song,
  • Zhiying Wang,
  • Yan Wang,
  • Sijie Zhang,
  • Tengyu Lei,
  • You Liang,
  • Qigen Dai,
  • Zhongyang Huo,
  • Ke Xu and
  • Shuning Chen

16 December 2022

Rice false smut (RFS), caused by Ustilaginoidea virens, is an important fungal disease of rice. In China, Methyl Benzimidazole Carbamates (MBCs), including carbendazim, are common fungicides used to control RFS and other rice diseases. In this study,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,040 Views
20 Pages

Natural Product Citronellal can Significantly Disturb Chitin Synthesis and Cell Wall Integrity in Magnaporthe oryzae

  • Ai-Ai Zhou,
  • Rong-Yu Li,
  • Fei-Xu Mo,
  • Yi Ding,
  • Ruo-Tong Li,
  • Xue Guo,
  • Ke Hu and
  • Ming Li

16 December 2022

Background: Natural products are often favored in the study of crop pests and diseases. Previous studies have shown that citronellal has a strong inhibition effect on Magnaporthe oryzae. The objective of this study was to clarify its mechanism of act...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,383 Views
12 Pages

16 December 2022

Cicada flower, scientifically named Cordyceps chanhua, is an important and well-known Chinese cordycipitoid medicinal mushroom. Although most mycoviruses seem to induce latent infections, some mycoviruses cause host effects. However, the effects of m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,842 Views
16 Pages

16 December 2022

Pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) infestation leads to withering, reduced yield, and lower quality of the host plant. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi have been found to enhance their host plants’ nutrient uptake, growth, and resistance to bioti...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,057 Views
16 Pages

The Use of Host Biomarkers for the Management of Invasive Fungal Disease

  • James S. Griffiths,
  • Selinda J. Orr,
  • Charles Oliver Morton,
  • Juergen Loeffler and
  • P. Lewis White

16 December 2022

Invasive fungal disease (IFD) causes severe morbidity and mortality, and the number of IFD cases is increasing. Exposure to opportunistic fungal pathogens is inevitable, but not all patients with underlying diseases increasing susceptibility to IFD,...

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