Cell Wall Integrity and Its Industrial Applications in Filamentous Fungi
Signal transduction pathways regulating cell wall integrity (CWI) in filamentous fungi have been studied taking into account findings in budding yeast, and much knowledge has been accumulated in recent years. Given that the cell wall is essential for viability in fungi, its architecture has been ana...
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| author | Akira Yoshimi Ken Miyazawa Moriyuki Kawauchi Keietsu Abe |
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| description | Signal transduction pathways regulating cell wall integrity (CWI) in filamentous fungi have been studied taking into account findings in budding yeast, and much knowledge has been accumulated in recent years. Given that the cell wall is essential for viability in fungi, its architecture has been analyzed in relation to virulence, especially in filamentous fungal pathogens of plants and humans. Although research on CWI signaling in individual fungal species has progressed, an integrated understanding of CWI signaling in diverse fungi has not yet been achieved. For example, the variety of sensor proteins and their functional differences among different fungal species have been described, but the understanding of their general and species-specific biological functions is limited. Our long-term research interest is CWI signaling in filamentous fungi. Here, we outline CWI signaling in these fungi, from sensor proteins required for the recognition of environmental changes to the regulation of cell wall polysaccharide synthesis genes. We discuss the similarities and differences between the functions of CWI signaling factors in filamentous fungi and in budding yeast. We also describe the latest findings on industrial applications, including those derived from studies on CWI signaling: the development of antifungal agents and the development of highly productive strains of filamentous fungi with modified cell surface characteristics by controlling cell wall biogenesis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0752c87eb917421baaf10c6f3aa7d0752023-11-23T11:41:01ZengMDPI AGJournal of Fungi2309-608X2022-04-018543510.3390/jof8050435Cell Wall Integrity and Its Industrial Applications in Filamentous FungiAkira Yoshimi0Ken Miyazawa1Moriyuki Kawauchi2Keietsu Abe3Laboratory of Environmental Interface Technology of Filamentous Fungi, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, JapanABE-Project, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, JapanLaboratory of Environmental Interface Technology of Filamentous Fungi, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, JapanABE-Project, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, JapanSignal transduction pathways regulating cell wall integrity (CWI) in filamentous fungi have been studied taking into account findings in budding yeast, and much knowledge has been accumulated in recent years. Given that the cell wall is essential for viability in fungi, its architecture has been analyzed in relation to virulence, especially in filamentous fungal pathogens of plants and humans. Although research on CWI signaling in individual fungal species has progressed, an integrated understanding of CWI signaling in diverse fungi has not yet been achieved. For example, the variety of sensor proteins and their functional differences among different fungal species have been described, but the understanding of their general and species-specific biological functions is limited. Our long-term research interest is CWI signaling in filamentous fungi. Here, we outline CWI signaling in these fungi, from sensor proteins required for the recognition of environmental changes to the regulation of cell wall polysaccharide synthesis genes. We discuss the similarities and differences between the functions of CWI signaling factors in filamentous fungi and in budding yeast. We also describe the latest findings on industrial applications, including those derived from studies on CWI signaling: the development of antifungal agents and the development of highly productive strains of filamentous fungi with modified cell surface characteristics by controlling cell wall biogenesis.https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/8/5/435filamentous fungicell wall integritysignaling pathwaysurface sensorprotein kinase Cmitogen-activated protein kinase |
| spellingShingle | Akira Yoshimi Ken Miyazawa Moriyuki Kawauchi Keietsu Abe Cell Wall Integrity and Its Industrial Applications in Filamentous Fungi Journal of Fungi filamentous fungi cell wall integrity signaling pathway surface sensor protein kinase C mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| title | Cell Wall Integrity and Its Industrial Applications in Filamentous Fungi |
| title_full | Cell Wall Integrity and Its Industrial Applications in Filamentous Fungi |
| title_fullStr | Cell Wall Integrity and Its Industrial Applications in Filamentous Fungi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cell Wall Integrity and Its Industrial Applications in Filamentous Fungi |
| title_short | Cell Wall Integrity and Its Industrial Applications in Filamentous Fungi |
| title_sort | cell wall integrity and its industrial applications in filamentous fungi |
| topic | filamentous fungi cell wall integrity signaling pathway surface sensor protein kinase C mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/8/5/435 |
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