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Ammonium transceptors: Novel regulators of fungal development

2019; Public Library of Science; Volume: 15; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1371/journal.ppat.1008059

1553-7374

Bert van den Berg, Siobhan Lister, Julian C. Rutherford,

Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Transceptors are nutrient transporters that act as receptors to regulate downstream signaling pathways. Ammonium transceptors regulate fungal morphology in response to limiting levels of ammonium, which is utilized as a nitrogen source. Few studies have addressed to what extent ammonium transceptors are conserved in pathogenic fungi. Plant and animal fungal pathogens undergo a variety of developmental transitions during infection, and work on some plant fungal pathogens establishes the importance of ammonium transporters during host infection [1, 2]. More widespread studies are needed to determine if ammonium transceptors have a general role in regulating the virulence of fungal pathogens.