Virulence-specific cell cycle and morphogenesis connections in pathogenic fungi

To initiate pathogenic development, pathogenic fungi respond to a set of inductive cues. Some of them are of an extracellular nature (environmental signals), while others are intracellular (developmental signals). These signals must be integrated into a single response whose major outcome is changes...

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Autores: Pérez-Martín, José, Bardetti, Paola, Castanheira, Sónia, Torre, Antonio de la, Tenorio-Gómez, María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/156915
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/156915
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Magnaporthe oryzae
Candida albicans
Appressorium
Ustilago maydis
Fungal virulence
Cell cycle
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Sumario:To initiate pathogenic development, pathogenic fungi respond to a set of inductive cues. Some of them are of an extracellular nature (environmental signals), while others are intracellular (developmental signals). These signals must be integrated into a single response whose major outcome is changes in the morphogenesis of the fungus. The regulation of the cell cycle is pivotal during these cellular differentiation steps; therefore, cell cycle regulation would likely provide control points for infectious development by fungal pathogens. Here, we provide clues to understanding how the control of the cell cycle is integrated with the morphogenesis program in pathogenic fungi, and we review current examples that support these connections.