Wayne Russell Riekhof

Crusty-Pinky: A Novel Polyextremotolerant Fungus and its Methylobacterium Symbionts Could be an Essential Symbiosis for the Biological Soil Crust Consortium

The paper describes a novel fungal-symbiont system where Methylobacterium spp. enhance the growth and metabolic capabilities of a polyextremotolerant fungus in biological soil crusts.

A chemical genomic screen identifies novel genetic interactors of the methylation-dependent de novo pathway of phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

The paper identifies 410 yeast gene deletion mutants hypersensitive to HEH, revealing 21 genes epistatically interacting with PtdCho methylation pathway enzymes.

A functional genomic screen in Saccharomyces cerevisiae reveals divergent mechanisms of resistance to different alkylphosphocholine chemotherapeutic agents.

The paper identifies yeast gene mutants resistant to miltefosine, revealing roles for vesicular transport and ER-plasma membrane contact sites in drug action.

Micafungin-induced Cell Wall Damage Stimulates Microcycle Conidiation in Aspergillus nidulans

This study shows that micafungin-induced cell wall damage in Aspergillus nidulans triggers microcycle conidiation via the BrlA-dependent pathway, suggesting a general fungal response to cell wall perturbation.

Phosphate starvation induces replacement of phospholipids with the betaine lipid diacylglycerol-N,N,N-trimethylhomoserine in the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans

This study shows that phosphate starvation in Candida albicans replaces phospholipids with DGTS via CaBTA1, affecting biofilm formation and virulence.

Synthesis, secretion, and perception of abscisic acid regulates stress responses in Chlorella sorokiniana

This study shows that ABA regulates stress responses in Chlorella sorokiniana by inducing gene expression changes and protecting cells from UV radiation.