title: Oxidative stress in fungi: its function in signal transduction, interaction with plant hosts, and lignocellulose degradation.
abstract: In this review article, we want to present an overview of oxidative stress in fungal cells in relation to signal transduction, interaction of fungi with plant hosts, and lignocellulose degradation. We will discuss external oxidative stress which may occur through the interaction with other microorganisms or plant hosts as well as internally generated oxidative stress, which can for instance originate from NADPH oxidases or "leaky" mitochondria and may be modulated by the peroxiredoxin system or by protein disulfide isomerases thus contributing to redox signaling. Analyzing redox signaling in fungi with the tools of molecular genetics is presently only in its beginning. However, it is already clear that redox signaling in fungal cells often is linked to cell differentiation (like the formation of perithecia), virulence (in plant pathogens), hyphal growth and the successful passage through the stationary phase.
authors: Department of Cell Biology, Division of Genetics, University of Salzburg, Salzburg 5020, Austria. Michael.BREITENBACH@sbg.ac.at.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Breitenbach
authors: Department of Cell Biology, Division of Genetics, University of Salzburg, Salzburg 5020, Austria. manuela.weber@stud.sbg.ac.at.
authors: Manuela
authors: M
authors: Weber
authors: Department of Cell Biology, Division of Genetics, University of Salzburg, Salzburg 5020, Austria. mark.rinnerthaler@sbg.ac.at.
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Rinnerthaler
authors: Department of Cell Biology, Division of Genetics, University of Salzburg, Salzburg 5020, Austria. Thomas.Karl@sbg.ac.at.
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Karl
authors: Department of Cell Biology, Division of Genetics, University of Salzburg, Salzburg 5020, Austria. Hannelore.BREITENBACH-KOLLER@sbg.ac.at.
authors: Lore
authors: L
authors: Breitenbach-Koller
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D005658:Fungi / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D008031:Lignin / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D010802:Phylogeny; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; C036909:lignocellulose; D008031:Lignin; D010088:Oxidoreductases