Chitin, a chain of repeating sugar molecules, is the main building block of fungal cell walls. When fungi grow or are broken down, fragments of chitin chains of different lengths end up in the soil, ...

Most people notice them only when mushrooms pop up after a storm or mold appears in a dishwasher or on a shower curtain. But fungi are everywhere. “We’re constantly swimming in fungal spores, ...

A comprehensive review shows that fungal glutamate dehydrogenases act as integrative regulators of nitrogen metabolism, ...

Immunogold electron microscopy reveals that the protein Sur7 marks a subset of extracellular vesicles from the wheat pathogen ...

The fusion of two cells is a decisive event in the sexual reproduction of many organisms. In fungi, cells must not only bring ...

Infecting a maize plant is no simple task for a fungal pathogen such as Ustilago maydis. A group of researchers led by ...

Fungi are everywhere, and in many cases, a fungal infection can be eliminated by a person's immune system. But fungal infections can also send long hyphae into the body that are extremely difficult to ...

Researchers found that the enzyme Pak2 helps yeast cells complete fusion by promoting fusion pore expansion. Without it, cell ...

Researchers have designed an antifungal compound that targets a molecular feature unique to fungi, showing activity against ...