Insights from the genome of the biotrophic fungal plant pathogen Ustilago maydis (2006)
Kahmann, Regine, Bölker, Michael, Ma, Li-Jun, Brefort, Thomas, Saville, Barry J, ...
Ustilago maydis is a ubiquitous pathogen of maize and a well-established model organism for the study of plant-microbe interactions. This basidiomycete fungus does not use aggressive virulence...
Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 modulates adipocyte differentiation (2006)
Kanjanabuch, Talerngsak, Mao, Su-Li, Hao, Chuan-Ming, Tang, Yi-Wei, ...
Increased plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is linked to obesity and insulin resistance. However, the functional role of PAI-1 in adipocytes is unknown. This study was designed to investigate...
Sequencing of Aspergillus nidulans and comparative analysis with A. fumigatus and A. oryzae (2005)
Galagan, James E., Calvo, Sarah E., Cuomo, Christina, Ma, Li-Jun, Wortman, Jennifer R., Batzoglou, Serafim, ...
The aspergilli comprise a diverse group of filamentous fungi spanning over 200 million years of evolution. Here we report the genome sequence of the model organism Aspergillus nidulans, and a...
Genomics of the fungal kingdom: Insights into eukaryotic biology (2005)
Galagan, James E., Henn, Matthew R., Ma, Li-Jun, Cuomo, Christina A., Birren, Bruce
The last decade has witnessed a revolution in the genomics of the fungal kingdom. Since the sequencing of the first fungus in 1996, the number of available fungal genome sequences has increased by an...
Ma, Li-Jun, Yang, Haichun, Gaspert, Ariana, Carlesso, Gianluca, Barty, Melissa M., Davidson, Jeffrey M., ...
Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system are key mediators in kidney fibrosis. Integrin αvβ6, a heterodimeric matrix receptor expressed in epithelia,...
Genomic Analysis of the Basal Lineage Fungus Rhizopus oryzae Reveals a Whole-Genome Duplication
Ma, Li-Jun, Ibrahim, Ashraf S., Skory, Christopher, Grabherr, Manfred G., Burger, Gertraud, Butler, Margi, ...
Rhizopus oryzae is the primary cause of mucormycosis, an emerging, life-threatening infection characterized by rapid angioinvasive growth with an overall mortality rate that exceeds 50%. As a...
The Genome of Nectria haematococca: Contribution of Supernumerary Chromosomes to Gene Expansion
Coleman, Jeffrey J., Rounsley, Steve D., Rodriguez-Carres, Marianela, Kuo, Alan, Wasmann, Catherine C., Grimwood, Jane, ...
The ascomycetous fungus Nectria haematococca, (asexual name Fusarium solani), is a member of a group of >50 species known as the “Fusarium solani species complex”. Members of this complex have...