• Surprisingly, most of these discarded genes play a part in RNA interference or RNAi, a process that preserves the integrity of the genome in fungi and other organisms. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The major human fungal pathogen Candida albicans possesses a diploid genome, but responds to growth in challenging environments by employing chromosome aneuploidy as an adaptation mechanism. (biomedcentral.com)
  • C. albicans normally possesses a diploid genome organized in eight pairs of chromosomes, but uses reversible loss or gain of an entire chromosome or a large part of chromosomes to survive in toxic environments that would otherwise kill cells or prevent their propagation [reviewed in 1 , 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In the 1960's, Japanese-American geneticist and evolutionary biologist Susumu Ohno proposed a theory in which the genes determining sex first arose at various spots scattered across the entire genome , but over time were "captured" on the sex chromosomes. (phys.org)
  • The researchers sequenced the entire genome of C. amylolentus , mapping the location of all the genes as well as the centromeres on each of the organism's 14 chromosomes. (phys.org)
  • The genome could lead researchers to A. fumigatus genes with the potential to generate better diagnostics and treatment for fungal infection. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The third paper reports the genome sequence of model organism Aspergillus nidulans and compares the organism to A. oryzae and A. fumigatus . (sciencedaily.com)
  • The A. fumigatus genome is 28 Mb in size, consisting of 8 chromosomes bearing a total of almost 10,000 genes. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Fungi ITS sequencing and fungal whole-genome sequencing are two of the main technologies used in modern mycology studies. (cd-genomics.com)
  • By sequencing the targeted genome area or the complete genome, these two methods help scientists exploring the fungal community, discovering strains of industrial interest, curing diseases, developing biotechnological tools, and more. (cd-genomics.com)
  • In the human genome, which is estimated to contain 25 000 genes, DNA is arranged into 24 distinct chromosomes (courtesy U.S. Department of Energy, Genome Management Information System). (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • The total genetic complement of a cell or organism is called a genome. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • Most fungal natural products are encoded in regions of the genome called biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs). (drugdiscoverynews.com)
  • Keller's team uses fungal artificial chromosomes (FACs) to express BGC-sized regions of the fungal genome in an A. nidulans model to find new BGCs and their associated natural products. (drugdiscoverynews.com)
  • When a HEG is integrated into its recognition sequence in the genome, its protein product acts to cleave its cognate site on the homologous chromosome and gene conversion or homologous recombination can result in a new copy of the HEG being inserted. (plos.org)
  • The fungal genome can range from simple, streamlined sequences to more complex arrangements with a plethora of genes, introns, exons, and regulatory elements. (mycologyst.art)
  • With the advent of modern sequencing technologies, it's now possible to decode the entire genome of a fungal organism. (mycologyst.art)
  • Within the vast expanse of the fungal genome lie genes, which are sequences of DNA that code for proteins or functional RNA molecules. (mycologyst.art)
  • To facilitate M. grisea genome analysis, physical mapping, and positional cloning, we have constructed a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) library from the rice infecting strain 70-15. (johnshopkins.edu)
  • A dynamic genome with high plasticity contributes directly to the success of the organism to adapt to changing environments. (umass.edu)
  • Dr. Oakley and his team decided to use genetic screening, a classic genetic approach where random mutations in the genome of an organism are created using mutagens. (databasefootball.com)
  • TEs have been detected in the genomes of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms [ 1 ], and have been rightly labeled as 'drivers of genome evolution' [ 2 ] due to their direct and indirect impacts on genes and genomes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In fungal and oomycete plant pathogens, besides modulating genome size (e.g. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These artificial chromosomes are used extensively in molecular biology for the construction of comprehensive genomic libraries of higher organisms. (harvard.edu)
  • Surprisingly, most of these discarded genes play a part in RNA interference or RNAi, a defense mechanism employed by fungi and other organisms to protect the integrity of their genomes. (sciencedaily.com)
  • It could enable the fungi to cohabitate with killer viruses that pump out powerful toxins to poison competing organisms. (sciencedaily.com)
  • A fungus (PL: fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. (wikipedia.org)
  • These and other differences place fungi in a single group of related organisms, named the Eumycota (true fungi or Eumycetes), that share a common ancestor (i.e. they form a monophyletic group), an interpretation that is also strongly supported by molecular phylogenetics. (wikipedia.org)
  • Plants, animals and fungi are thought to have a common ancestor, probably a simple eukaryotic (cells having distinct nuclei) organism highly unlike its modern descendants. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • Fungi grow in almost all environments from tropic to high arctic: in soil, freshwater, seawater and in association with many other organisms. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • The great numbers of other organisms (living and dead), differences in moisture levels, temperature and other factors account for the great diversity of fungi. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • Fungi can be single-celled or multicellular organisms. (cd-genomics.com)
  • Fungi, unlike that any other organism, are special species with body configurations and reproductive modes. (cd-genomics.com)
  • In both sexual and asexual reproduction, fungi develop spores that either fly on the wind or take a ride on an animal, dispersing from the parent organism. (cd-genomics.com)
  • The key to drug discovery with fungi is to find the BGCs [and] to be able to express them, whether it's in the endogenous fungus or in a model organism," said Nancy Keller, a fungal microbiologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (drugdiscoverynews.com)
  • Because fungi have so many BGCs, and many of them are conserved across fungal species, it's important for drug discovery efforts to identify the ones that code for new compounds. (drugdiscoverynews.com)
  • Supercharging SIP in the Fungal Hyphosphere Applying high-throughput stable isotope probing to the study of a particular fungi, researchers identified novel interactions between bacteria and the fungi. (doe.gov)
  • Just as with other living organisms, fungi possess genetic material that dictates their morphology, physiology, reproduction, and behavior. (mycologyst.art)
  • Fungi, like other eukaryotes, contain DNA organized into chromosomes within their nuclei. (mycologyst.art)
  • Some fungi possess just a few chromosomes, while others may have many. (mycologyst.art)
  • Unlike many organisms, fungi don't have traditional genders. (mycologyst.art)
  • Surprisingly, fungi also acquire genes from unrelated organisms through horizontal gene transfer, a process traditionally associated with bacteria. (mycologyst.art)
  • Fungi play a vital role in soil by breaking down and recycling dead matter, nourishing trees and other soil organisms. (lu.se)
  • The current classification of dermatophytes was published by Emmons in 1934 Finally, Gentles' successful treatment of tinea capitis with griseofulvin by in 1958 saved many patients with tinea capitis from permanent hair loss a common side effect after treatment with thallium importance of fungi Fungi inhabit almost every niche in the environment and humans are exposed to these organisms in various fields of life. (unofficialengineering.com)
  • Overview of Fungal Infections Fungi are neither plants nor animals. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Among all fungal species, yeasts are the best-studied and easiest to domesticate by humans. (eurekalert.org)
  • Several species are opportunistic disease-causing pathogens, associated with mild-to-severe fungal infections and even cancer. (eurekalert.org)
  • Therefore, it has become imperative to study and manipulate the biology of fungal species for critical biotechnological applications, especially the development of antifungal drugs. (eurekalert.org)
  • In eukaryotes, the number and rough organization of chromosomes is well preserved within isolates of the same species. (wellnessresources.com)
  • Regardless of the name or species, Heitman contends that some universal principles could govern the evolution of all sex chromosomes. (phys.org)
  • The result was an organism with a bipolar mating system, much like the male and female sexes that embody most species. (phys.org)
  • Polytene chromosomes are structures found in highly specialized tissues in some animal and plant species, which are amplified through successive cycles of endoreduplication, finally producing several copies of each chromosome. (scielo.br)
  • In plants, polytene chromosomes have been observed in only a few species, and seemed to be restricted to ovary and immature seed tissues, e.g., in Phaseolus coccineus and P. vulgaris (Nagl, 1981), until relatively recently, when they were observed in the cells of the anther tapetum of Vigna unguiculata (Guerra and Carvalheira, 1994) and of some Phaseolus species (Carvalheira and Guerra, 1994). (scielo.br)
  • Some of these weapons, which take the form of natural products that are toxic to unrelated fungal species, have serendipitously been identified as life-saving drugs for humans: penicillin, statins, and cyclosporine to name a few. (drugdiscoverynews.com)
  • To do this, scientists developed heterologous expression systems to isolate potentially interesting BGCs from diverse fungal species that may be otherwise difficult or impossible to grow in the lab. (drugdiscoverynews.com)
  • High-throughput bioprospecting: Automatic colony picking of non-model fungal and bacterial species. (singerinstruments.com)
  • The number and size of these chromosomes can vary greatly among different fungal species. (mycologyst.art)
  • By using genetic screening on the common fungal model species Aspergillus nidulans , Dr. Oakley and his team targeted a gene that fit their screening criteria: one that seemed to interact with beta-tubulin. (databasefootball.com)
  • Common bunt, caused by two fungal species, Tilletia caries and Tilletia laevis , is one of the most potentially destructive diseases of wheat. (mdpi.com)
  • Once one gene in a pathway is lost, the researchers hypothesize that an organism can find itself on a slippery evolutionary slope as other genes that are no longer of benefit are lost in quick succession. (sciencedaily.com)
  • They can be used to introduce synthetic, modified genes into the cells of other organisms. (eurekalert.org)
  • Instead of mutations occurring in individual genes, this yeast can mutate by reorganizing their chromosomes and make extra copies of large chromosome pieces. (wellnessresources.com)
  • Moreover, analysis showed that while expression of many genes on the monosomic Ch5 is altered in accordance with the chromosome ploidy, expression of a large fraction of genes is increased to the normal diploid level, presumably compensating for gene dose. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In light of data pointing to the importance of Ch5 in C. albicans drug resistance, there is a growing need to better understand the control of Ch5 ploidy and regulation of genes on this chromosome. (biomedcentral.com)
  • They found that during evolution, a reshuffling of DNA known as translocation brought together separate chunks of sex-determining genes onto a single chromosome, essentially mimicking the human X or Y chromosome. (phys.org)
  • In C. amylolentus , dozens of genes at two different locations on the chromosomes control what's called a tetrapolar, or four-part, mating system. (phys.org)
  • Population genetics analyses the pattern of distribution of genes in populations of organisms, and changes in the genetic structure of populations. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • In particular, HEG gene drive could be particularly effective if activity was restricted to the male germline to target genes required for female fertility/viability or engineered to destroy the X-chromosome by cutting at multiple X-specific sites [5] , [6] . (plos.org)
  • These genes govern various fungal processes, from metabolism to reproduction. (mycologyst.art)
  • The expression of these genes, which can be influenced by both internal and external factors, leads to the synthesis of proteins that carry out specific functions within the fungal cell. (mycologyst.art)
  • TE-rich genomic islands in expanded fungal ( P. fijiensis , L. maculans ) and oomycete ( Phytophthora infestans ) genomes carry genes that code for lineage-specific, putative small, secreted proteins. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The emerging fungal pathogen causes severe pulmonary and central nervous system infections, and is fatal if left untreated. (sciencedaily.com)
  • This organism has recently become the second most prevalent yeast pathogen in humans. (wellnessresources.com)
  • Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that is part of the normal microbial community of the digestive tract and genitalia of humans. (biomedcentral.com)
  • lycopersici NRRL 34936 strain, as well as in two more divergent filamentous ascomycetes, Aspergillus flavus NRRL 3357 (an aflatoxin-producing contaminant of grain and an agent responsible for 30% of human aspergillosis cases) and Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4 (a facultative pathogen and an established model organism). (usda.gov)
  • This article also leads to a greater involvement in aneuploidy research on fungal pathogen. (growkudos.com)
  • This fungus is an ideal organism for studying a number of aspects of plant pathogen interactions, including infection-related morphogenesis, avirulence, and pathogen evolution. (johnshopkins.edu)
  • F. oxysporum has also been used to study host-pathogen interactions to investigate horizontal chromosome transfer in eukaryotes. (umass.edu)
  • I also want to clarify how interspecific fungal interactions under varying nutrient conditions affect the composition and function of their secreted chemical compounds, and how that, in turn, affects fungal decomposition of organic matter. (lu.se)
  • Putative NAT gene open reading frames (ORFs) were predicted in silico, followed by amplification from genomic DNA and cDNA prepared from all five organisms. (usda.gov)
  • Fungal genomic analysis begins with the extraction of DNA, followed by sequencing, annotation, and comparative genomics. (mycologyst.art)
  • Recombination at the centromere doesn't have to happen frequently, it just has to happen often enough that it punctuates the evolution of the organism," said Joseph Heitman, MD, PhD, senior study author and professor and chair of molecular genetics and microbiology at Duke University School of Medicine. (phys.org)
  • Genetics is that subdiscipline of biology devoted to the study of heredity, the phenomenon by which organisms pass on their characteristics to their offspring. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • However, the intricacies of fungal genetics offer a unique perspective on inheritance, variation, and evolution in the microbial world. (mycologyst.art)
  • Fungal Genetics and Biology , 21 (3), 337-347. (johnshopkins.edu)
  • Using bioinformatics and machine learning, scientists probe the depths of fungal genomes to find new compounds for undruggable cancers and infections. (drugdiscoverynews.com)
  • By sequencing a diverse array of fungal genomes, Hexagon Bio scientists use machine learning models to identify BGCs and rank them by their likelihood of encoding useful natural products for their drug discovery targets. (drugdiscoverynews.com)
  • Previous analyses revealed that TE-mediated gene amplifications can have variable effects on fungal genomes, from inactivation of function to production of multiple active copies. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Comparative analyses revealed that a similar event occurred in five additional genomes representing the fungal genera Cercospora , Pseudocercospora and Sphaerulina . (biomedcentral.com)
  • Our results are consistent with a model wherein chromosome-wide elevation of H4 acetylation mediated by the NuA4 complex plays a role in increasing gene expression in compensation for gene dose and adaption to growth in a toxic environment. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These observations led us to propose that in C. albicans , transcriptional compensation for gene dose serves to facilitate the formation and maintenance of aneuploid chromosome states that are required for survival in adverse environments [ 7 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This tolerance results from biotransformation of these benzoxazolinones into non-toxic metabolites, a pathway involving an N-acyltransferase enzymatic activity encoded by a 1038bp intronless NAT-homologous gene (Genebank ID: EU552489) residing at the FDB2 locus on chromosome 3 of F. verticillioides [1]. (usda.gov)
  • Fungal spores produced by the fruiting body are haploid, indicating they only bear one chromosome for each gene (like human gametes). (cd-genomics.com)
  • The most common molecular defect in chronic granulomatous disease is a mutation in the CYBB (cytochrome B, b subunit) gene that is located on the X chromosome and that encodes for gp91 (the b subunit of cytochrome b558). (medscape.com)
  • The second most common mutation occurs in the NCF1 gene on chromosome 7 that encodes for p47. (medscape.com)
  • Recent advances in MOLECULAR BIOLOGY have stimulated a renewed interest in fungal classification. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • It can actually eat you up from the inside," says Jure Piškur, professor at the Department of Cell and Organism Biology at the Lund University. (wellnessresources.com)
  • In a study appearing early online Aug. 11 in PLOS Biology , Duke researchers have mapped the evolutionary turning point that transformed the pathogenic form of Cryptococcus from an organism of many sexes to one with only two. (phys.org)
  • It will give me the opportunity to assemble a research team that will work together both towards the novel spectroscopy method development, but also addressing specific research questions and pushing the frontier in soil fungal biology. (lu.se)
  • Losses of crops due to fungal diseases (e.g., rice blast disease) or food spoilage can have a large impact on human food supplies and local economies. (wikipedia.org)
  • Maize, wheat and rye constitutively produce benzoxazinones, such as DIMBOA (2,4-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one) and DIBOA (2,4-dihydroxy-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one), implicated in resistance to a number of fungal and other diseases. (usda.gov)
  • Scientists are developing computational approaches to identify lowly expressed or silent fungal natural products to discover new potential therapeutic molecules for maladies as diverse as infectious diseases and cancer. (drugdiscoverynews.com)
  • Fungal diseases are now recognized as increasingly affecting human and animal health and dramatically diminishing food crop yields. (growkudos.com)
  • In this study, the researchers showed that in Cryptococcus amylolentus, the ancestral state, the P/R locus resided on chromosome 10 and the HD locus on chromosome 11. (phys.org)
  • This enables this yeast to tolerate higher doses of anti-fungal medicine. (wellnessresources.com)
  • The loss of one Ch5 also confers laboratory resistance to the anti-fungal flucytosine, as well as resistance to toxic sugar l -sorbose, which kills C. albicans in a manner similar to caspofungin or other frontline drugs from the echinocandin class [reviewed in 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The mycelium which is made up of hyphae, the fruiting body, and the spores are the main characteristics of a fungal body. (cd-genomics.com)
  • Spores are formed by a fruiting organism. (cd-genomics.com)
  • Fungal replication requires spores. (cd-genomics.com)
  • Fungal spores are thinner than plant seeds and are lighter. (cd-genomics.com)
  • Because fungal spores are often. (msdmanuals.com)
  • www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/fungus. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • The present research report shows that a certain mini-chromosome can enable the yeast fungus to survive even if it is treated with nearly ten times the normal dose of the fungicide fluconazole. (wellnessresources.com)
  • Almost every plant and animal, including humans, has at least one fungal parasite. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • This produces two haploid gametes, such as sperm and egg in humans, which fuse to form a new diploid organism. (phys.org)
  • Amphibians are suffering catastrophic declines in biodiversity across the globe due to lethal fungal and viral pathogens. (plymouth.ac.uk)
  • 2010). The pathogenicity chromosomes encoded in each pathogenic form provide a focal point for investigating the genetic mechanisms that underlie pathogenesis. (umass.edu)
  • Apparently, this yeast can generate a new chromosome by duplication of chromosome segments carrying a centromere and subsequently adding novel telomeric ends. (wellnessresources.com)
  • Chromosomes, Artificial, Yeast" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) . (harvard.edu)
  • Chromosomes in which fragments of exogenous DNA ranging in length up to several hundred kilobase pairs have been cloned into yeast through ligation to vector sequences. (harvard.edu)
  • This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Chromosomes, Artificial, Yeast" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Chromosomes, Artificial, Yeast" was a major or minor topic of these publication. (harvard.edu)
  • Below are the most recent publications written about "Chromosomes, Artificial, Yeast" by people in Profiles. (harvard.edu)
  • Diploid organisms have two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent, and most commonly reproduce via meiosis. (phys.org)
  • We found that a lot of the primary assumptions that haploid gives rise to diploid lifestyle-increasing complexity through the fungal kingdom-were not true. (phys.org)
  • Among the analyzed specimens, a large degree of cytogenetic variation related to diploid numbers and karyotype structure was observed, with karyotypes showing 2n=42, 44 and 46 chromosomes. (scielo.br)
  • Also, the analyses indicate that chromosomal rearrangements occurred independently within the distinct lineages of S . marmoratus complex, which resulted in the appearance of distinct karyotypic variants in a non-linear fashion related to diploid numbers and in the appearance of similar non-homologous chromosomes. (scielo.br)
  • Comparative genomics demonstrated that horizontal transfer of pathogenicity chromosomes conveys host-specific pathogenicity (Ma et al. (umass.edu)
  • A total of 16 fungal NAT loci were characterized (4 in F. verticillioides, 3 in F. graminearum, 4 in F. oxysporum, 4 in A. flavus and 1 in A. nidulans), and their sequences were named according to the consensus nomenclature and deposited to the EMBL database. (usda.gov)
  • But it could be good thing for single-celled organisms like Cryptococcus , because it enables them to mutate, evolve and adapt to survive under different conditions. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Overview of Bacteria Bacteria are microscopic, single-celled organisms. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The endomitotic cycle (endomitosis) starts with a normal prophase (endoprophase), after which the chromosome contracts further (endometaphase), their sister chromatids separate from each other (endoanaphase) and decondense to assume the interphase nuclear structure, resulting in polyploid cells, with double the chromosome number (endopolyploidy) at the end of each cycle. (scielo.br)
  • Cytoplasm of fungal cells is a colloidal liquid medium, which contains the structural proteins, cellular organisms and their associated enzymes, amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids and other substances. (yudaica.com)
  • These chips reveal fungal cells for microscopic analysis. (lu.se)
  • Eukaryotic cells are larger than prokaryotic cells and have a "true" nucleus, membrane-bound organelles, and rod-shaped chromosomes. (coursehero.com)
  • Scientists did not know what to make of the formation and breakdown of these figures and thought that the intrinsic forces generated in dividing cells caused chromosomes to move to opposite sides of daughter cells. (databasefootball.com)
  • Scientists did not know what to make of the formation (polymerization) and breakdown (depolymerization) of these figures and thought that an unknown, but inherent, natural force caused chromosomes to move to opposite sides of a dividing cell to be distributed to the daughter cells. (databasefootball.com)
  • Newly duplicated chromosomes must be divided equally between daughter cells during cell division, but there is no inherent "force" generated in dividing cells. (databasefootball.com)
  • PIXL uses the freshly-cut end of a sterile PickupLine to transfer microbial colonies, with a unique swirling motion to pick tricky organisms. (singerinstruments.com)
  • Ultimately, I hope to offer the community of soil microbial ecologists a game-changing new tool to study chemistry and ecosystem functions of microbial metabolites (including 'fungal warfare' compounds) in more realistic settings. (lu.se)
  • The most frequent events reshaping chromosomes were translocations of chromosomal arms. (wellnessresources.com)
  • We also show that Pds5 co-localizes with cohesin on chromosomes, that the chromosomal association of Pds5 and cohesin is interdependent, that Scc1 recruits Pds5 to chromosomes in G1 and that its cleavage causes dissociation of Pds5 from chromosomes at the metaphase-to-anaphase transition. (nih.gov)
  • This fungal group is distinct from the structurally similar myxomycetes (slime molds) and oomycetes (water molds). (wikipedia.org)
  • This system enhances genetic diversity without the need for distinct male and female organisms. (mycologyst.art)
  • Or it could allow them to accumulate mutations or even extra chromosomes to gain resistance against antifungal medications. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In 2017, researchers determined that C. mastitidis stably colonized the ocular surface and enhanced the host's ability to resist pathogenic fungal and bacterial infections [3]. (kenyon.edu)
  • [ 1 ] This leads to recurrent life-threatening bacterial and fungal infections. (medscape.com)
  • In the 1980's, a seminal paper by Duke colleague Tom Petes demonstrated recombination could occur across the centromeres in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, but some attributed the finding to a quirk of the favored model organism with its tiny point centromeres. (phys.org)
  • For example, chromosome 1 of C. neoformans contained pieces of four different chromosomes from C. amylolentus , providing evidence of multiple translocations, some within the centromere. (phys.org)
  • According to their model, multiple translocations deposited the two sex determinants on the same chromosome, with a centromere in between. (phys.org)
  • Such threats may be direct, as in the case of agricultural pests, or indirect, as with vectors for disease-causing organisms. (plos.org)
  • In a collaborative project with the biotech company Intact Genomics, her team used heterologous expression of FACs in A. nidulans , paired with metabolomics to identify promising new fungal natural products (1). (drugdiscoverynews.com)
  • aneuploidy being defined as a change in the number of chromosome(s) or large portion of a chromosome. (growkudos.com)
  • Surprisingly, they've shown that these crucial translocations occurred at the centromeres, the twisty ties that hold together chromosomes at the center of an x-shaped pair. (phys.org)
  • Jure Piškur stresses that people whose immune defense is normal run very little risk of being affected by the life-threatening form of fungal infection in the blood system. (wellnessresources.com)
  • Beigel reported white Piedra in 1856 Piedra, which means "stone" in Spanish, is an asymptomatic superficial fungal infection of the hair shaft. (unofficialengineering.com)
  • Cohesion is established during DNA replication, is partially dismantled in many, but not all, organisms during prophase, and is finally destroyed at the metaphase-to-anaphase transition. (nih.gov)
  • In this paper some aspects of the occurrence of plant polytenes will be summarized along with the structure and function of these chromosomes. (scielo.br)
  • A fungal mycelium is a network of filaments called hyphae that are threadlike. (cd-genomics.com)
  • Microtubule filaments composed of tubulins are now known to play an active role in chromosome separation. (databasefootball.com)
  • Model organisms were once again critical in answering the question of how tubulins are organized into microtubule filaments in 1989 in the lab of Dr. Berl Oakley. (databasefootball.com)
  • See how PIXL could be readily utilised in bioprospecting applications and other fields that use non-model organisms. (singerinstruments.com)
  • My lab studies genetic mechanisms that sustain structural and functional flexibility while maintaining the integrity of the organism using the model fungal system Fusarium oxysporum . (umass.edu)
  • From the knowledge gained through pioneering studies in both simple and complex model organisms such as these, we now know that microtubules interact with chromosomes during the entire cell cycle, not just during cell division. (databasefootball.com)
  • The researchers concluded that fungal evolution proceeded more gradually and with more diversity than previously suspected. (phys.org)