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Genome-wide functional analysis reveals that infection-associated fungal autophagy is necessary for rice blast disease by Kershaw, Michael J, Talbot, Nicholas J

“…To cause rice blast disease, the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae elaborates specialized infection structures called appressoria, which use enormous turgor to rupture…”
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The role of glycerol in the pathogenic lifestyle of the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae by Foster, Andrew J., Ryder, Lauren S., Kershaw, Michael J., Talbot, Nicholas J.

“…Summary The rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae elaborates a specialized cell called an appressorium, which is used to breach the tough outer cuticle of a…”
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NADPH oxidases regulate septin-mediated cytoskeletal remodeling during plant infection by the rice blast fungus by Ryder, Lauren S., Dagdas, Yasin F., Mentlak, Thomas A., Kershaw, Michael J., Thornton, Christopher R., Schuster, Martin, Chen, Jisheng, Wang, Zonghua, Talbot, Nicholas J.

“…The rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae infects plants with a specialized cell called an appressorium, which uses turgor to drive a rigid penetration peg…”
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Septin-Dependent Assembly of the Exocyst Is Essential for Plant Infection by Magnaporthe oryzae by Gupta, Yogesh K., Dagdas, Yasin F., Martinez-Rocha, Ana-Lilia, Kershaw, Michael J., Littlejohn, George R., Ryder, Lauren S., Sklenar, Jan, Menke, Frank, Talbot, Nicholas J.

“…Magnaporthe oryzae is the causal agent of rice blast disease, the most devastating disease of cultivated rice (Oryza sativa) and a continuing threat to global…”
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Glycogen metabolic genes are involved in trehalose-6-phosphate synthase-mediated regulation of pathogenicity by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae by Badaruddin, Muhammad, Holcombe, Lucy J, Wilson, Richard A, Wang, Zheng-Yi, Kershaw, Michael J, Talbot, Nicholas J

“…The filamentous fungus Magnaporthe oryzae is the causal agent of rice blast disease. Here we show that glycogen metabolic genes play an important role in plant…”
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FAR1 and FAR2 regulate the expression of genes associated with lipid metabolism in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae by bin Yusof, Mohammad Termizi, Kershaw, Michael J, Soanes, Darren M, Talbot, Nicholas J

“…The rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae causes plant disease via specialised infection structures called appressoria. These dome-shaped cells are able to…”
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Infection-associated nuclear degeneration in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae requires non-selective macro-autophagy by He, Min, Kershaw, Michael J, Soanes, Darren M, Xia, Yuxian, Talbot, Nicholas J

“…The rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae elaborates a specialized infection structure called an appressorium to breach the rice leaf surface and gain access to…”
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Functional Analysis of Lipid Metabolism in Magnaporthe grisea Reveals a Requirement for Peroxisomal Fatty Acid beta-Oxidation During Appressorium-Mediated Plant Infection by Wang, Z.Y, Soanes, D.M, Kershaw, M.J, Talbot, N.J

“…The rice blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea infects plants by means of specialized infection structures known as appressoria. Turgor generated in the appressorium…”
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Targeted Disruption of Melanin Biosynthesis Genes in the Human Pathogenic Fungus Lomentospora prolificans and Its Consequences for Pathogen Survival by Al-Laaeiby, Ayat, Kershaw, Michael J, Penn, Tina J, Thornton, Christopher R

“…The dematiaceous (melanised) fungus Lomentospora (Scedosporium) prolificans is a life-threatening opportunistic pathogen of immunocompromised humans, resistant…”
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Structure-Function Analysis of a CVNH-LysM Lectin Expressed during Plant Infection by the Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe oryzae by Koharudin, Leonardus M.I., Viscomi, Arturo R., Montanini, Barbara, Kershaw, Michael J., Talbot, Nicholas J., Ottonello, Simone, Gronenborn, Angela M.

“…The rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae's genome encodes a hypothetical protein (MGG_03307) containing a type III CVNH lectin, in which a LysM domain is…”
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Harbouring public good mutants within a pathogen population can increase both fitness and virulence by Lindsay, Richard J, Kershaw, Michael J, Pawlowska, Bogna J, Talbot, Nicholas J, Gudelj, Ivana

“…Existing theory, empirical, clinical and field research all predict that reducing the virulence of individuals within a pathogen population will reduce the…”
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A sensor kinase controls turgor-driven plant infection by the rice blast fungus by Ryder, Lauren S., Dagdas, Yasin F., Kershaw, Michael J., Venkataraman, Chandrasekhar, Madzvamuse, Anotida, Yan, Xia, Cruz-Mireles, Neftaly, Soanes, Darren M., Oses-Ruiz, Miriam, Styles, Vanessa, Sklenar, Jan, Menke, Frank L. H., Talbot, Nicholas J.

“…The blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae gains entry to its host plant by means of a specialized pressure-generating infection cell called an appressorium, which…”
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MoSnt2-dependent deacetylation of histone H3 mediates MoTor-dependent autophagy and plant infection by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae by He, Min, Xu, Youpin, Chen, Jinhua, Luo, Yuan, Lv, Yang, Su, Jia, Kershaw, Michael J, Li, Weitao, Wang, Jing, Yin, Junjie, Zhu, Xiaobo, Liu, Xiaohong, Chern, Mawsheng, Ma, Bingtian, Wang, Jichun, Qin, Peng, Chen, Weilan, Wang, Yuping, Wang, Wenming, Ren, Zhenglong, Wu, Xianjun, Li, Ping, Li, Shigui, Peng, Youliang, Lin, Fucheng, Talbot, Nicholas J, Chen, Xuewei

“…Autophagy is essential for appressorium-mediated plant infection by Magnaporthe oryzae, the causal agent of rice blast disease and a major threat to global…”
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Conidial Morphogenesis and Septin-Mediated Plant Infection Require Smo1, a Ras GTPase-Activating Protein in Magnaporthe oryzae by Kershaw, Michael J, Basiewicz, Magdalena, Soanes, Darren M, Yan, Xia, Ryder, Lauren S, Csukai, Michael, Oses-Ruiz, Miriam, Valent, Barbara, Talbot, Nicholas J

“…The pathogenic life cycle of the rice blast fungus involves a series of morphogenetic changes, essential for its ability to cause disease. The mutation was…”
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Four conserved intramolecular disulphide linkages are required for secretion and cell wall localization of a hydrophobin during fungal morphogenesis by Kershaw, Michael J., Thornton, Christopher R., Wakley, Gavin E., Talbot, Nicholas J.

“…Summary Hydrophobins are morphogenetic proteins produced by fungi during assembly of aerial hyphae, sporulation, mushroom development and pathogenesis. Eight…”
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Use of a Substrate/Alliinase Combination To Generate Antifungal Activity in Situ by Fry, Fiona H, Okarter, Neal, Baynton-Smith, Camilla, Kershaw, Michael J, Talbot, Nicholas J, Jacob, Claus

“…Allicin, an active ingredient of garlic, possesses a range of antimicrobial properties. Unfortunately, certain properties of the compound, such as chemical…”
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Regulation of the MPG1 hydrophobin gene in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea by SOANES, Darren M, KERSHAW, Michael J, COOLEY, R. Neil, TALBOT, Nicholas J

“…The hydrophobin-encoding gene MPG1 of the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea is highly expressed during the initial stages of host plant infection and…”
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Appressorium-mediated plant infection by Magnaporthe oryzae is regulated by a Pmk1-dependent hierarchical transcriptional network by Osés-Ruiz, Míriam, Cruz-Mireles, Neftaly, Martin-Urdiroz, Magdalena, Soanes, Darren M., Eseola, Alice Bisola, Tang, Bozeng, Derbyshire, Paul, Nielsen, Mathias, Cheema, Jitender, Were, Vincent, Eisermann, Iris, Kershaw, Michael J., Yan, Xia, Valdovinos-Ponce, Guadalupe, Molinari, Camilla, Littlejohn, George R., Valent, Barbara, Menke, Frank L. H., Talbot, Nicholas J.

“…Rice blast is a devastating disease caused by the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae that threatens rice production around the world. The fungus produces a…”
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The emerging role of autophagy in plant pathogen attack and host defence by Talbot, Nicholas J, Kershaw, Michael J

“…Autophagy is emerging as an important process in plant infection by pathogenic fungi, which develop differentiated infection cells to breach the plant cuticle…”
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Saprotrophic competitiveness and biocontrol fitness of a genetically modified strain of the plant-growth-promoting fungus Trichoderma hamatum GD12 by Ryder, Lauren S, Harris, Beverley D, Soanes, Darren M, Kershaw, Michael J, Talbot, Nicholas J, Thornton, Christopher R

“…Trichoderma species are ubiquitous soil fungi that hold enormous potential for the development of credible alternatives to agrochemicals and synthetic…”
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