Nutrient and prey-sensing signaling pathways converge on the sphingolipid methyltransferase SMT1 to regulate trap formation in a predatory fungus
Tsung‐Yu Huang, Ching-Ting Yang, Chih-Yen Kuo, A. Pedro Gonçalves, Guillermo Vidal-Diez de Ulzurrun, Hillel T. Schwartz, Yen‐Ping Hsueh
This study identifies SMT1 as a key gene regulated by Cre1 and Ste12 that integrates nutrient and prey signals to control trap formation in the predatory fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora.
bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology