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Sarah M Prostak

University of Massachusetts AmherstORCID 0009-0002-0805-5949Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Lillian K. Fritz‐LayliniD· 2 shared Erik KalinkaiD· 1 shared Jarrett ManiD· 1 shared Katrina VelleiD· 1 shared Stephanie M. Brody· 1 shared Tamilie CarvalhoiD· 1 shared Timothy Yong JamesiD· 1 shared

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Cell BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedOct 28, 2025

Homology-mediated transformation of frog-killing fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis illuminates chytrid development and pathogenesis

Stephanie M. Brody, Erik Kalinka, Sarah M Prostak…·Lillian K. Fritz‐Laylin

This paper establishes homologous recombination in Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis to enable genetic manipulation, revealing insights into fungal development and pathogenesis in amphibians.

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zebrafishexperimental assay

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Cell BiologybioRxivPreprintMay 13, 2025

Frog-killing chytrid fungi deploy different strategies to regulate intracellular pressure in cell types that have or lack a cell wall

Sarah M Prostak, Katrina Velle, Lillian K. Fritz‐Laylin

This study shows that frog-killing chytrid fungi use different strategies for intracellular pressure regulation in cell types with and without cell walls.

DOI 10.1101/2025.05.13.653819

fungi (other)imaging

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