title: Reactive oxygen species in regulation of fungal development.
abstract: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are formed by fungi in the course of metabolic activity. ROS production increases in fungi due to various stress agents such as starvation, light, mechanical damage, and interactions with some other living organisms. Regulation of ROS level appears to be very important during development of the fungal organism. ROS sources in fungal cells, their sensors, and ROS signal transduction pathways are discussed in this review. Antioxidant defense systems in different classes of fungi are characterized in detail. Particular emphasis is placed on ROS functions in interactions of phytopathogenic fungi with plant cells.
authors.affiliation: Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 33, 119071 Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Gessler
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Aver'yanov
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Belozerskaya
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D005658:Fungi / Q000502:physiology*; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D008956:Models, Chemical; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000378:metabolism; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D002374:Catalase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase