Chemotropic sensing in fungus-plant interactions.

David Turrà, Antonio Di Pietro

Journal: Current opinion in plant biology 2016;26():135-40

PMID: 26247120

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Abstract

Growth of fungal hyphae is guided by a variety of chemical gradients, including nutrients, mating pheromones or host compounds. Over 100 years after chemotropism was first reported in fungus-plant interactions, our knowledge on the host signals, fungal receptors and cellular pathways is still rudimentary. Genetic analysis in the model organisms Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Neurospora crassa has provided valuable insights into the chemotropic machinery of the fungal hypha. Moreover, recent studies in the root-infecting pathogen Fusarium oxysporum reveal an unanticipated complexity in chemotropic sensing of nutrient sources, peptide pheromones and host plant signals.

Address: Departamento de Genética, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario ceiA3, Universidad de Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain.; Departamento de Genética, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario ceiA3, Universidad de Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2015.07.004

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MeSH Terms: Fungal Proteins, Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal, Neurospora crassa, Plant Roots, Saccharomyces cerevisiae