PRM1 and KAR5 function in cell-cell fusion and karyogamy to drive distinct bisexual and unisexual cycles in the Cryptococcus pathogenic species complex.

Sexual reproduction is critical for successful evolution of eukaryotic organisms in adaptation to changing environments. In the opportunistic human fungal pathogens, the Cryptococcus pathogenic species complex, C. neoformans primarily undergoes bisexual reproduction, while C. deneoformans undergoes...

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Main Authors: Ci Fu, Joseph Heitman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-11-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5720818?pdf=render