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Chitosan permeabilizes the plasma membrane and kills cells of Neurospora crassa in an energy dependent manner by Palma-Guerrero, J., Huang, I.-C., Jansson, H.-B., Salinas, J., Lopez-Llorca, L.V., Read, N.D.

“…Chitosan has been reported to inhibit spore germination and mycelial growth in plant pathogens, but its mode of antifungal action is poorly understood…”
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Role of external signals in regulating the pre-penetration phase of infection (of Oryza sativa) by the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe grisea by Jelitto, T.C, Page, H.A, Read, N.D

“…The role of external signals (particularly the substratum surface and light) in regulating the pre-penetration phase of Magnaporthe grisea (Herbert) Barr…”
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The genome sequence of the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea by Farman, Mark L, Nicol, Robert, Ebbole, Daniel J, Birren, Bruce W, Djonovic, Slavica, Oh, Yeon Yee, Pan, Huaqin, Carbone, Ignazio, Harding, Michael, Galagan, James E, Nusbaum, Chad, Read, Nick D, Talbot, Nicholas J, Coughlan, Sean, Kolomiets, Elena, Kim, Soonok, Xu, Jin-Rong, Ma, Li-Jun, Purcell, Seth, Rehmeyer, Cathryn, Thon, Michael, Donofrio, Nicole, Brown, Doug, Calvo, Sarah, Lebrun, Marc-Henri, Kulkarni, Resham, Bohnert, Heidi, Dean, Ralph A, Mitchell, Thomas K, Jeong, Jun Seop, Orbach, Marc J, Butler, Jonathan, Lee, Yong-Hwan, Soanes, Darren M, Li, Weixi

“…Magnaporthe grisea is the most destructive pathogen of rice worldwide and the principal model organism for elucidating the molecular basis of fungal disease of…”
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Membrane fluidity determines sensitivity of filamentous fungi to chitosan by Palma-Guerrero, J, Lopez-Jimenez, J.A, Pérez-Berná, A.J, Huang, I.-C, Jansson, H.-B, Salinas, J, Villalaín, J, Read, N.D, Lopez-Llorca, L.V

“…The antifungal mode of action of chitosan has been studied for the last 30 years, but is still little understood. We have found that the plasma membrane forms…”
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GFP as a tool to analyze the organization, dynamics and function of nuclei and microtubules in Neurospora crassa by Freitag, Michael, Hickey, Patrick C., Raju, Namboori B., Selker, Eric U., Read, Nick D.

“…We report the construction of a versatile GFP expression plasmid and demonstrate its utility in Neurospora crassa. To visualize nuclei and microtubules, we…”
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A comparative genomic analysis of the calcium signaling machinery in Neurospora crassa, Magnaporthe grisea, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Zelter, Alex, Bencina, Mojca, Bowman, Barry J, Yarden, Oded, Read, Nick D

“…A large number of Ca 2+-signaling proteins have been previously identified and characterized in Saccharomyces cerevisiae but relatively few have been…”
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Water droplets and ice deposits in leaf intercellular spaces: Redistribution of water during cryofixation for scanning electron microscopy [Phaseolus vulgaris] by Jeffree, C.E. (Edinburgh Univ. (UK). Dept. of Botany), Read, N.D, Smith, J.A.C, Dale, J.E

“…An experimental study is described of the formation of extracellular deposits on the surfaces of cells in freeze-fractured, frozen-hydrated primary leaves of…”
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Optical tweezer micromanipulation of filamentous fungi by Wright, Graham D., Arlt, Jochen, Poon, Wilson C.K., Read, Nick D.

“…Optical tweezers have been little used in experimental studies on filamentous fungi. We have built a simple, compact, easy-to-use, safe and robust optical…”
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Algorithms for the automated analysis of cellular dynamics within living fungal colonies by Angarita-Jaimes, N.C, Roca M., M.G, Towers, C.E, Read, N.D, Towers, D.P

“…We present robust and efficient algorithms to automate the measurement of nuclear movement and germ tube extension rates in living fungal networks. The aim is…”
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Calcium channel activity during pollen tube growth and reorientation by Malho, R. (Faculdade de Ciencias de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.), Read, N.D, Trewavas, A.J, Pais, M.S

“…We have shown previously that the inhibition of pollen tube growth and its subsequent reorientation in Agapanthus umbellatus are preceded by an increase in…”
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Elevation of cytoplasmic calcium by caged calcium or caged inositol trisphosphate initiates stomatal closure by Gilroy, S, Read, N.D, Trewavas, A.J

“…Stomatal pores at the leaf surface regulate water loss during transpiration and CO2 uptake for photosynthesis through changes in the turgor of the surrounding…”
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Cytosolic free calcium mediates red light-induced photomorphogenesis by Shacklock, P.S, Read, N.D, Trewavas, A.J

“…Light is a primary environmental signal regulating plant growth and form. The receptor phytochrome responds to red light and induces changes in membrane…”
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Pronounced cytoplasmic pH gradients are not required for tip growth in plant and fungal cells by Parton, R.M, Fischer, S, Malho, R, Papasouliotis, O, Jelitto, T.C, Leonard, T, Read, N.D

“…The existence of pronounced cytoplasmic pH gradients within the apices of tip-growing cells, and the role of cytoplasmic pH in regulating tip growth, were…”
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Imaging calcium dynamics in living plants using semi-synthetic recombinant aequorins by Knight, M.R. (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK), Read, N.D, Campbell, A.K, Trewavas, A.J

“…The genetic transformation of the higher plant Nicotiana plumbaginifolia to express the protein apoaequorin has recently been used as a method to measure…”
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Role of topography sensing for infection-structure differentiation in cereal rust fungi by Read, N.D, Kellock, L.J, Collins, T.J, Gundlach, A.M. (Edinburgh Univ. (United Kingdom). Inst. of Cell and Molecular Biology)

“…Over 90% of the germ tubes of Puccinia graminis tritici (wheat stem rust) and Puccinia hordei (barley brown rust) differentiate appressoria on encountering…”
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Confocal microscopy of FM 4-64 as a tool for analysing endocytosis and vesicle trafficking in living fungal hyphae by Fisher-Parton, S, Parton, R.M, Hickey, P.C, Dijksterhuis, J, Atkinson, H.A, Read, N.D

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Role of topography sensing for infection-structure differentation in cereal rust fungi by Read, N.D, Kellock, L.J, Collins, T.J, Gundlach, A.M

“…Over 90% of the germ tubes of Puccinia graminis tritici (wheat stem rust) and Puccinia hordei (barley brown rust) differentiate appressoria on encountering…”
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Apical Structure of Actively Growing Fern Rhizoids Examined by DIC and Confocal Microscopy by PARTON, R.M., DYER, A.F., READ, N.D., TREWAVAS, A.J.

“…The development and cytology of gametophyte primary rhizoids of the fern Dryopteris affinis was examined using actively growing material. During development an…”
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Appressorium induction by topographical signals in six cereal rusts by Collins, T.J., Read, N.D.

“…Using polystyrene replicas of microfabricated silicon wafers bearing multiple 1.5 μm spaced, 2.0 μm wide ridges (=2.0 μm spaced, 1.5 μm wide grooves) of…”
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Homothallism and heterothallism in Sordaria brevicollis by ROBERTSON, SUSAN J., BOND, D. JEFF, READ, NICK D.

“…Sordaria brevicollis is a filamentous ascomycete previously considered to be exclusively heterothallic. Here we show that S. brevicollis can exhibit…”
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