Molecular basis of morphogenesis in fungi

Topics in Current Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-20

  Harris, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856492534     PISSN: 16102096     EISSN: 16106970     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-22916-9_1     Document Type: Article

References (95)

1. Araujo-Bazan L, Penalva MA, Espeso EA (2008) Preferential localization of the endocytic internalization machinery to hyphal tips underlies polarization of the actin cytoskeleton in Aspergillus nidulans. Mol Microbiol 67:891-905 (Pubitemid 351143696)
2. Araujo-Palomares CL, Castro-Longoria E, Riquelme M (2007) Ontogeny of the Spitzenkorper in germlings of Neurospora crassa. Fungal Genet Biol 44:492-503 (Pubitemid 46695883)
3. Bachewich C, Masker K, Osmani S (2005) The polo-like kinase PLKA is required for initiation and progression through mitosis in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans. Mol Microbiol 55:572-587 (Pubitemid 40179388)
4. Bartnicki-Garcia S, Hergert F, Gierz G (1989) Computer simulations of fungal morphogenesis and the mathematical basis for hyphal tip growth. Protoplasma 153:46-57
5. Bartnicki-Garcia S, Bartnicki DD, Gierz G, Lopez-Franco R, Bracker CE (1995) Evidence that Spitzenkorper behavior determines the shape of a fungal hypha: a test of the hyphoid model. Exp Mycol 19:153-159
6. Bruno K, Morrell JL, Hamer JE, Staiger CJ (2001) SEPH, a Cdc7p orthologue from Aspergillus nidulans, functions upstream of actin ring formation during cytokinesis. Mol Microbiol 42:3-12 (Pubitemid 34212156)
7. Cano-Dominguez N, Alvarez-Delfin K, Hansberg W, Aguirre J (2008) NADPH oxidases NOX-1 and NOX-2 require the regulatory subunit NOR-1 to control cell differentiation and growth in Neurospora crassa. Eukaryot Cell 7:1352-1361
8. Canovas D, Perez-Martin J (2009) Sphingolipid biosynthesis is required for polar growth in the dimorphic pathogen Ustilago maydis. Fungal Genet Biol 46:190-200
9. Chang F, Peter M (2003) Yeasts make their mark. Nat Cell Biol 5:294-299 (Pubitemid 36432293)
10. Chant J (1999) Cell polarity in yeast. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 15:365-391 (Pubitemid 32250380)
11. Chapa-y-Lazo B, Lee S, Regan H, Sudbery P (2011) The mating projections of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans show key characteristics of hyphal growth. Fungal Biol 115(6):547-556
12. Chen CT, Feoktistova A, Chen JS, Shim YS, Clifford DM et al (2008) The SIN kinase Sid2 regulates cytoplasmic retention of the S. pombe Cdc14-like phosphatase Clp1. Curr Biol 18:1594-1599
13. Delgado-Alvarez DL, Callejas-Negrete OA, Gomez N, Freitag M, Roberson RW et al (2010) Visualization of F-actin localization and dynamics with live cell markers in Neurospora crassa. Fungal Genet Biol 47:573-586
14. Doyle T, Botstein D (1996) Movement of yeast cortical actin cytoskeleton visualized in vivo. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 93:3886-3891 (Pubitemid 26144217)
15. Egan M, Wang ZY, Jones MA, Smirnoff N, Talbot NJ (2007) Generation of reactive oxygen species by fungal NADPH oxidases is required for rice blast disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 104:11772-11777 (Pubitemid 47175088)
16. Farah ME, Amberg DC (2007) Conserved actin cysteine residues are oxidative stress sensors that can regulate cell death in yeast. Mol Biol Cell 18:1359-1365 (Pubitemid 46626630)
17. Fiddy C, Trinci AP (1976) Mitosis, septation, branching and the duplication cycle in Aspergillus nidulans. J Gen Microbiol 97:169-184 (Pubitemid 8008074)
18. Fischer R, Zekert N, Takeshita N (2008) Polarized growth in fungi - interplay between the cytoskeleton, positional markers and membrane domains. Mol Microbiol 68:813-826 (Pubitemid 351581057)
19. Ge W, Balasubramanian MK (2008) Pxl1p, a paxillin-related protein, stabilizes the actomyosin ring during cytokinesis in fission yeast. Mol Biol Cell 19:1680-1692 (Pubitemid 351805120)
20. Girbardt M (1957) Der Spitzenkorper von Polystictus versicolor. Planta 50:47-59
21. Guirland C, Suzuki S, Kojima M, Lu B, Zheng JQ (2004) Lipid rafts mediate chemotropic guidance of nerve growth cones. Neuron 42:51-62 (Pubitemid 38456967)
22. Hachet O, Simanis V (2008) Mid1/anillin and the septation initiation network orchestrate contractile ring assembly for cytokinesis. Genes Dev 22:3205-3216
23. Hamer JE, Valent B, Chumley FG (1989) Mutations at the smo genetic locus affect the shape of diverse cell types in the rice blast fungus. Genetics 122:351-361
24. Han KH, Seo JA, Yu JH (2004) Regulators of G-protein signaling in Aspergillus nidulans: RgsA downregulates stress response and stimulates asexual sporulation through attenuation of GanB (Galpha) signaling. Mol Microbiol 53:529-540
25. Harris SD (1999) Morphogenesis is coordinated with nuclear division in germinating Aspergillus nidulans conidiospores. Microbiology 145:2747-2756 (Pubitemid 29485889)
26. Harris SD (2010) Hyphal growth and polarity. In: Borkovich KA, Ebbole DJ (eds) Cellular and molecular biology of filamentous fungi. ASM, Washington, DC
27. Harris SD (2011) Cdc42/Rho GTPases in fungi: variations on a common theme. Mol Microbiol 79:1123-1127
28. Harris SD, Momany M (2004) Polarity in filamentous fungi: moving beyond the yeast paradigm. Fungal Genet Biol 41:391-400 (Pubitemid 38283828)
29. Harris SD, Hofmann AF, Tedford H, Lee MP (1999) Identification and characterization of genes required for hyphal morphogenesis in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans. Genetics 151:1015-1025 (Pubitemid 29118112)
30. Harris SD, Read ND, Roberson RW, Shaw B, Seiler S et al (2005) Polarisome meets spitzenkörper: microscopy, genetics, and genomics converge. Eukaryot Cell 4:225-229 (Pubitemid 40257122)
31. Harris SD, Turner G, Meyer V, Espeso EA, Specht T et al (2009) Morphology and development in Aspergillus nidulans: a complex puzzle. Fungal Genet Biol 46:S82-S92
32. Johnson AE, Gould KL (2011) Dma1 ubiquitinates the SIN scaffold, Sid4, to impede the mitotic localization of the Plo1 kinase. EMBO J 30:341-354
33. Justa-Schuch D, Heilig Y, Richthammer C, Seiler S (2010) Septum formation is regulated by the RHO4-specific exchange factors BUD3 and RGF3 and by the landmark protein BUD4 in Neurospora crassa. Mol Microbiol 76:220-235
34. Keaton MA, Lew DJ (2006) Eavesdropping on the cytoskeleton: progress and controversy in the yeast morphogenesis checkpoint. Curr Opin Microbiol 9:540-546 (Pubitemid 44791987)
35. Kim JM, Zeng CJT, Nayak T, Shao R, Huang AC et al (2009) Timely septation requires SNADdependent spindle pole body localization of the septation initiation network components in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans. Mol Biol Cell 20:2874-2884
36. Knaus M, Pelli-Gulli MP, van Drogen F, Springer S, Jaquenoud M et al (2007) Phosphorylation of Bem2p and Bem3p may contribute to local activation of Cdc42p at bud emergence. EMBO J 26:4501-4513 (Pubitemid 350036630)
37. Konzack S, Rischitor PE, Enke C, Fischer R (2005) The role of the kinesin motor KipA in microtubule organization and polarized growth of Aspergillus nidulans. Mol Biol Cell 16:497-506 (Pubitemid 40165550)
38. Kozubowski L, Saito K, Johnson JM, Howell AS, Zyla TR et al (2008) Symmetry-breaking polarization driven by a Cdc42p GEF-PAK complex. Curr Biol 18:1719-1726
39. Krapp A, Simanis V (2008) An overview of the fission yeast septation initiation network (SIN). Biochem Soc Trans 36:411-415 (Pubitemid 351839344)
40. Kubler E, Riezman H (1993) Actin and fimbrin are required for the internalization step of endocytosis in yeast. EMBO J 12:2855-2862 (Pubitemid 23218335)
41. Lambeth JD (2004) NOX enzymes and biology of reactive oxygen. Nat Rev Immunol 4:181-189 (Pubitemid 38339084)
42. Layton AT, Savage NS, Howell AS, Carroll SY, Drubin DG et al (2011) Modeling vesicle traffic reveals unexpected consequences for Cdc42p-mediated polarity establishment. Curr Biol 21:184-194
43. Lew DJ, Reed SI (1995) Cell cycle control of morphogenesis in budding yeast. Curr Opin Genet Dev 5:17-23
44. Li S, Du L, Yuen G, Harris SD (2006) Distinct ceramide synthases regulate polarized growth in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans. Mol Biol Cell 17:1218-1227 (Pubitemid 43376543)
45. Lindsey R, Cowden S, Hernández-Rodríguez Y, Momany M (2010) Septins AspA and AspC are important for normal development and limit the emergence of new growth foci in the multicellular fungus Aspergillus nidulans. Eukaryot Cell 9:155-163
46. Liu J, Wang H, McCollum D, Balasubramanian MK (1999) Drc1/Cps1p, a 1,3-beta-glucan synthase subunit, is essential for division septum assembly in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Genetics 153:1193-1203 (Pubitemid 29522135)
47. Liu J, Tang X, Wang H, Oliferenko S, Balasubramanian MK (2002) The localization of the integral membrane protein Cps1p to the cell division site is dependent on the actomyosin ring and the septation-inducing network in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Mol Biol Cell 13:989-1000 (Pubitemid 34250360)
48. Lo HJ, Kohler JR, DiDomenico B, Cacciapuoti A, Fink GR (1997) Nonfilamentous C. albicans mutants are avirulent. Cell 90:939-949 (Pubitemid 27381632)
49. Lopez-Franco R, Bracker CE (1996) Diversity and dynamics of the Spitzenkorper in growing hyphal tips of higher fungi. Protoplasma 195:90-111
50. Malinska K, Malinsky J, Opekarova M, Tanner W (2003) Visualization of protein compartmentation within the plasma membrane of living yeast cells. Mol Biol Cell 14:4427-4436 (Pubitemid 37444645)
51. Malinsky J, Opekarova M, Tanner W (2010) The lateral compartmentation of the yeast plasma membrane. Yeast 27:473-478
52. Martin SG (2009) Microtubule-dependent cell morphogenesis in the fission yeast. Trends Cell Biol 19:447-454
53. Martin SG, Berthelot-GrosjeanM(2009) Polar gradients of the DYRK-family kinase Pom1 couple cell length with the cell cycle. Nature 459:852-856
54. Martin SG, Chang F (2005) New end take off: regulating cell polarity during the fission yeast cell cycle. Cell Cycle 4:1046-1049 (Pubitemid 41365362)
55. Martin SW, Konopka JB (2004) Lipid raft polarization contributes to hyphal growth in Candida albicans. Eukaryot Cell 3:675-684 (Pubitemid 38763855)
56. McCusker D, Denison C, Anderson S, Egelhofer TA, Yates JR III et al (2007) Cdk1 coordinates cell-surface growth with the cell cycle. Nat Cell Biol 9:506-515 (Pubitemid 46696531)
57. Miller PJ, Johnson DI (1994) Cdc42p GTPase is involved in controlling polarized cell growth in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Mol Cell Biol 14:1075-1083 (Pubitemid 24036558)
58. Momany M, Hamer JE (1997) Relationship of actin, microtubules, and crosswall synthesis during septation in Aspergillus nidulans. Cell Motil Cytoskeleton 38:373-384 (Pubitemid 27521608)
59. Momany M, Westfall PJ, Abramowsky G (1999) Aspergillus nidulans swo mutants show defects in polarity establishment, polarity maintenance and hyphal morphogenesis. Genetics 151:557-567 (Pubitemid 29082926)
60. Morris NR (1975) Mitotic mutants of Aspergillus nidulans. Genet Res 26:237-254
61. Moseley JB, Nurse P (2009) Cdk1 and cell morphology: connections ans directions. Curr Opin Cell Biol 21:82-88
62. Moseley JB, Mayeux A, Paoletti A, Nurse P (2009) A spatial gradient coordinates cell size and mitotic entry in fission yeast. Nature 459:857-860
63. Nelson WJ (2003) Adaptation of core mechanisms to generate cell polarity. Nature 422:766-774 (Pubitemid 36514120)
64. Park HO, Bi E (2007) Central roles of small GTPases in the development of cell polarity in yeast and beyond. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 71:48-96 (Pubitemid 46456684)
65. Pearson CL, Xu K, Sharpless KE, Harris SD (2004) MesA, a novel fungal protein required for the stabilization of polarity axes in Aspergillus nidulans. Mol Biol Cell 15:3658-3672 (Pubitemid 38989704)
66. Pelham RJ Jr, Chang F (2001) Role of actin polymerization and actin cables in actin-patch movement in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Nat Cell Biol 3:235-244 (Pubitemid 32201318)
67. Perez P, Rincon SA (2010) Rho GTPases: regulation of cell polarity and growth in yeasts. Biochem J 426:243-253
68. Regalado CM, Crawford JW, Ritz K, Sleeman BD (1996) The origins of spatial heterogeneity in vegetative mycelia: a reaction-diffusion model. Mycol Res 100:1473-1480
69. Rittenour WR, Harris SD (2008) Characterization of Fusarium graminearum Mes1 reveals roles in cell-surface organization and virulence. Fungal Genet Biol 45:933-946
70. Rittenour WR, Chen M, Cahoon EB, Harris SD (2011) Control of glucosylceramide production and morphogenesis by the Bar1 ceramide synthase in Fusarium graminearum. PLoS One 6: e19385
71. Semighini C, Harris SD (2008) Regulation of apical dominance in Aspergillus nidulans hyphae by reactive oxygen species. Genetics 179:1919-1932
72. Sharpless KE, Harris SD (2002) Functional characterization and localization of the Aspergillus nidulans formin SEPA. Mol Biol Cell 13:469-479 (Pubitemid 34165076)
73. Shimada Y, Gulli MP, Peter M(2000) Nuclear sequestration of the exchange factor Cdc24 by Far1 regulates cell polarity during yeast mating. Nat Cell Biol 2:117-124
74. Si H, Justa-Schuch D, Seiler S, Harris SD (2010) Regulation of septum formation by the Bud3- Rho4 GTPase module in Aspergillus nidulans. Genetics 185:165-176
75. Simanis V (2003) The mitotic exit and septation initiation networks. J Cell Sci 116:4261-4262 (Pubitemid 37369583)
76. Simons K, Gerl MJ (2010) Revitalizing membrane rafts: new tools and insights. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 11:688-699
77. Slaughter BD, Smith SE, Li R (2009) Symmetry breaking in the life cycle of the budding yeast. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 1:a003384
78. Sopko R, Huang D, Smith JC, Figeys D, Andrews BJ (2007) Activation of the Cdc42p GTPase by cyclin-dependent protein kinases in budding yeast. EMBO J 26:4487-4500 (Pubitemid 350036622)
79. Steinberg G (2007) Hyphal growth; a tale of motors, lipids, and the Spitzenkorper. Eukaryot Cell 6:351-360
80. Taheri-Talesh N, Horio T, Araujo-Bazán L, Dou X, Espeso EA et al (2008) The tip growth apparatus of Aspergillus nidulans. Mol Biol Cell 19:1439-1449 (Pubitemid 351805098)
81. Takeda S, Gapper C, Kaya H, Bell E, Kuchitsu K et al (2008) Local positive feedback regulation determines cell shape in root hair cells. Science 319:1241-1244 (Pubitemid 351323019)
82. Takemoto D, Tanaka A, Scott B (2006) A p67Phox-like regulator is recruited to control hyphal branching in a fungal-grass mutualistic symbiosis. Plant Cell 18:2807-2821 (Pubitemid 44749905)
83. Takemoto D, Tanaka A, Scott B (2007) NADPH oxidases in fungi: diverse roles of reactive oxygen species in fungal cellular differentiation. Fungal Genet Biol 44:1065-1076 (Pubitemid 47532770)
84. Takemoto D, Kamakura S, Saikia S, Becker Y, Wrenn R et al (2011) Polarity proteins Bem1 and Cdc24 are components of the filamentous fungal NADPH oxidase complex. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 108:2861-2866
85. Takeshita N, Higashitsuji Y, Konzack S, Fischer R (2008) Apical sterol-rich membranes are essential for localizing cell end markers that determine growth directionality in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans. Mol Biol Cell 19:339-351 (Pubitemid 351186158)
86. Tanaka A, Takemoto D, Hyon GS, Park P, Scott B (2008) NoxA activation by the small GTPase RacA is required to maintain a mutualistic symbiotic association between Epichloe festucae and perennial ryegrass. Mol Microbiol 68:1165-1178 (Pubitemid 351670193)
87. Timberlake WE (1990) Molecular genetics of Aspergillus development. Annu Rev Genet 24:5-36 (Pubitemid 120011539)
88. Toret CP, Drubin DG (2006) The budding yeast endocytic pathway. J Cell Sci 119:4585-4587 (Pubitemid 44964254)
89. Upadhyay S, Shaw BD (2008) The role of actin, fimbrin and endocytosis in growth of hyphae in Aspergillus nidulans. Mol Microbiol 68:690-705 (Pubitemid 351490184)
90. Valdez-Taubus J, Pelham HR (2003) Slow diffusion of proteins in the yeast plasma membrane allows polarity to be maintained by endocytic cycling. Curr Biol 13:1636-1640 (Pubitemid 37215889)
91. Viestica A, Tang XZ, Oliferenko S (2008) The actomyosin ring recruits early secretory compartments to the division site in fission yeast. Mol Biol Cell 19:1125-1138 (Pubitemid 351481825)
92. Wendland J (2003) Analysis of the landmark protein Bud3 of Ashbya gossypii reveals a novel role in septum construction. EMBO Rep 4:200-204 (Pubitemid 36322163)
93. Wolkow TD, Harris SD, Hamer JE (1996) Cytokinesis in Aspergillus nidulans is controlled by cell size, nuclear positioning and mitosis. J Cell Sci 109:2179-2188 (Pubitemid 26265698)
94. Ye X, Lee SL, Wolkow TD, McGuire SL, Hamer JE et al (1999) Interaction between developmental and cell cycle regulators is required for morphogenesis in Aspergillus nidulans. EMBO J 18:6994-7001 (Pubitemid 30000452)
95. Yoshida S, Kono K, Lowery DM, Bartolini S, Yaffe MB et al (2006) Polo-like kinase Cdc5 controls the local activation of Rho1 to promote cytokinesis. Science 313:108-111 (Pubitemid 44051265)