Cellular and Molecular Biology of Filamentous Fungi

Sect. I. Introduction to the Filamentous Fungi 1 History and importance to human affairs Hyphal structure A top-down systems biology approach for the identification of targets for fungal strain and process development Phylogenetics and phylogenomics of the fungal tree of life Signal transduction pathways Sect. II. Replication and Expression of the Genetic Code 61 Mitotic cell cycle control Meiosis DNA repair and recombination Chromatin structure and modification Transposable elements and repeat-induced point mutation Meiotic trans-sensing and silencing in neurospora Mycoviruses Sect. III. Organelles 153 Mitochondria and respiration Vacuoles in filamentous fungi Peroxisomes in filamentous fungi Sect. IV. Hyphal Growth 207 The Cytoskeleton in Filamentous Fungi The cell wall of filamentous fungi Hyphal growth and polarity Hyphal fusion Biology and genetics of vegetative incompatibility in fungi Sect. V. Metabolism 289 Glucose Gluconeogenesis Nitrogen metabolism in filamentous fungi Amino acids and polyamines: polyfunctional proteins, metabolic cycles, and compartmentation Sulfur, phosphorus, and iron metabolism Secondary metabolism Plant cell wall and chitin degradation Sect. VI. Photobiology and Circadian Rhythms 415 Light sensing Circadian Rhythms Sect. VII. Nutrient, pH, and Stress Sensing 467 How fungi sense sugars, alcohols, and amino acids Regulation of gene expression by ambient pH Heat Shock Response Sect. VIII. Sexual Development 499 Mating systems and sexual morphogenesis in ascomycetes Mating and sexual morphogenesis in Basidiomycete fungi Sect. IX. Asexual Sporulation 557 Regulation of Aspergillus conidiation The conidium Sect. X. Interactions of Fungi With Plants or Other Fungi 591 Magnaporthe oryzae and rice blast disease Fusarium genetics and pathogenicity Ustilago maydis and maize: a delightful interaction Necrotrophic fungi: live and let die Epichloe¨ endophytes: models of an ecological strategy Mycoparasitism Sect. XI. Animal Pathogens 695 Aspergillus fumigatus Cryptococcus neoformans: budding yeast and dimorphic filamentous fungus Histoplasma capsulatum The fungal pathogen Candida albicans