Homeodomain protein Sxi1α independently controls cell-cell fusion and gene expression during sexual reproduction in Cryptococcus deneoformans
Jun Huang, A. Lehmann, Patricia P Peterson, Ziyan Xu, Liping Xiong, Sheng Sun, Joseph Heitman
This study identifies Sxi1's inhibitory role in unisexual cell fusion and distinct transcriptional regulation from Sxi2a in Cryptococcus deneoformans.
PLoS Genetics · Mar 12, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology