fungi (other)

The paper identifies functional differences in feline NTCPs that determine susceptibility to hepadnavirus infection, revealing evolutionary trade-offs between viral receptor activity and bile acid transport.

This study identifies extensive horizontal gene transfer in the fungus gnat Bradysia coprophila, showing these genes contribute to stress tolerance and ecological adaptation.

This paper develops a multiscale model of fungal colony growth combining discrete hyphal mechanics with a stochastic traveling-wave surrogate to simulate growth efficiently and reveal macroscopic patterns.

The paper identifies aminopyridine compounds that target fungal group I introns, showing antifungal activity and synergy with amphotericin B.

This study shows that zearalenone production in Fusarium graminearum is linked to N-acetylglucosamine catabolism, with NAG playing a critical role in both GlcNAc utilization and ZEA tolerance.

Earl Grey ParTEA annotates transposable elements across multiple genomes, revealing shared and private TE families and improving annotation consistency.

This study identifies KobA as a kinesin-1-binding protein that facilitates dynein-dynactin transport to microtubule plus ends in Aspergillus nidulans.

This paper introduces an automated method using singular value decomposition to analyze NMR fraction libraries for molecular component identification and quantification.

This study evaluates the conservation of antifungal dsRNA target genes across fungal plant pathogens at siRNA-length resolution, finding limited conservation beyond closely related species.

This study identifies Pro3 as a key enzyme linking proline biosynthesis to cell wall integrity in Cryptococcus neoformans, showing its critical role in virulence and growth.

The paper investigates how a bacterial chaperone-usher pathway enables interkingdom protection of a fungus from antimicrobial compounds.

The paper introduces an R package for automated flow cytometry analysis of fungal cell cycle and karyotypic subpopulations, demonstrating its utility on evolving Candida albicans populations.

This study identifies an accessory chromosome in Metarhizium acridum that contains genes related to sexual reproduction and may facilitate homothallism.

This paper shows that FloA, a flotillin in Aspergillus nidulans, is required for the internalization of PmaA during calcium stress, preventing calcium overload and promoting cell survival.

The paper shows that meiosis in Mucor circinelloides produces genetically uniform progeny from a single meiotic product, unlike conventional meiosis.

This study shows UV radiation increases ribosome levels and translation capacity in filamentous fungi after filament formation, enhancing UV survival and repair through mechanisms involving TOR signaling and gene expression modules.

The paper identifies NRPS15 as a key gene in zearalenone biosynthesis in Fusarium graminearum through transcriptomic analysis and functional screening.

The paper presents a chromosome-scale genome assembly of Anisogramma anomala, revealing extreme genome compartmentalization and unique mitochondrial features.

The paper presents an improved genome assembly for Botrytis cinerea strain B05.10 with added telomeres and error corrections.

This study identifies self-cleaving ribozymes in RNA viruses, showing their role in translation initiation across fungi and plants.

This paper introduces kinGEMs, a framework that integrates deep learning-predicted kinetic parameters into genome-scale models to improve metabolic modeling accuracy and scalability.

The paper shows human neutrophils release extracellular RNAs that modulate gene expression in Aspergillus fumigatus, independent of fungal argonaute proteins.

This study investigates the regulation of cell polarity during morphological transitions in Aureobasidium pullulans, showing that Rac1 and Cdc42 have distinct roles in different growth modes.

This study identifies an intrinsically disordered region (IDR) in viperin that enables rNTP selection via a clamp-and-latch mechanism, revealing a new aspect of antiviral enzyme function.

This study develops underground biosensors using fungal-bacterial networks to propagate synthetic genetic signals through soil.

The paper identifies recent horizontal DNA transfer events between plants and fungi, revealing asymmetric transfer patterns and dynamic evolutionary fates of transferred sequences.

This study reconstructs the evolution of histone mRNA 3' end processing machinery across eukaryotes, revealing broader conservation of SLBP and related factors than previously thought.

The paper quantifies repeatable gene retention patterns across independent whole-genome duplications in plants, fungi, and animals, identifying gene-intrinsic factors influencing retention.