OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Fungal Genetics and Biology is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
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The sensor protein VdSLN1 is involved in regulating melanin biosynthesis and pathogenicity via MAPK pathway in Verticillium dahliae	48
Zymocin-like killer toxin gene clusters in the nuclear genomes of filamentous fungi	28
The cytoplasmic microtubule array in Neurospora crassa depends on microtubule-organizing centers at spindle pole bodies and microtubule +end-depending pseudo-MTOCs at septa	26
Identification of two genes essential for basidiospore formation during the postmeiotic stages in Pleurotus ostreatus	22
Two typical acyl-CoA-binding proteins (ACBPs) are required for the asexual development and virulence of Phytophthora sojae	21
Visualising long distance sugar transport in fungi using infrared fluorescence scanning imaging	18
Analysis of gene expression related to polyamine concentration and dimorphism induced in ornithine decarboxylase (odc) and spermidine synthase (spd) Ustilago maydis mutants	17
Fungal microtubule organizing centers are evolutionarily unstable structures	16
Drafting Penicillium oxalicum calcineurin-CrzA pathway by combining the analysis of phenotype, transcriptome, and endogenous protein–protein interactions	16
A reassessment of flocculosin-mediated biocontrol activity of Pseudozyma flocculosa through CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing	16
Intra-hemocoel injection of pseurotin A from Metarhizium anisopliae, induces dose-dependent reversible paralysis in the Greater Wax Moth (Galleria mellonella)	15
Pathogenicity of Metarhizium rileyi against Spodoptera litura larvae: Appressorium differentiation, proliferation in hemolymph, immune interaction, and reemergence of mycelium	14
The pleiotropic phenotype of FlbA of Aspergillus niger is explained in part by the activity of seven of its downstream-regulated transcription factors	14
Emp47 and Vip36 are required for polarized growth and protein trafficking between ER and Golgi apparatus in opportunistic fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus	14
Glucose-induced endocytic degradation of the maltose transporter MalP is mediated through ubiquitination by the HECT-ubiquitin ligase HulA and its adaptor CreD in Aspergillus oryzae	13
Genus-wide analysis of Fusarium polyketide synthases reveals broad chemical potential	13
Evaluation of multi-color genetically encoded Ca2+ indicators in filamentous fungi	13
A metabolomic study of vegetative incompatibility in Cryphonectria parasitica	13
The H4K20 methyltransferase Kmt5 is involved in secondary metabolism and stress response in phytopathogenic Fusarium species	13
Diversity of the manganese lipoxygenase gene family – A mini-review	13
GlcA-mediated glycerol-3-phosphate synthesis contributes to the oxidation resistance of Aspergillus fumigatus via decreasing the cellular ROS	12
Multi-locus sequence typing and phylogenetics of Cryptococcus neoformans AD hybrids	12
Coregulation of gene expression by White collar 1 and phytochrome in Ustilago maydis	12
Enzymatic characterization of agmatinase (AGM-1) from the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa	11

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Genomic regions associated with virulence in Setosphaeria turcica identified by linkage mapping in a biparental population	11
Optimized fluorescent proteins for 4-color and photoconvertible live-cell imaging in Neurospora crassa	11
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The transcriptional activator ClrB is crucial for the degradation of soybean hulls and guar gum in Aspergillus niger	10
QTL mapping in Fusarium graminearum identified an allele of FgVe1 involved in reduced aggressiveness	10
Botrytis cinerea detoxifies the sesquiterpenoid phytoalexin rishitin through multiple metabolizing pathways	10
Distinctive carbon repression effects in the carbohydrate-selective wood decay fungus Rhodonia placenta	9
The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis harmonizes nuclear dynamics in the presence of distinct abiotic factors	9
CsAtf1, a bZIP transcription factor, is involved in fludioxonil sensitivity and virulence in the rubber tree anthracnose fungus Colletotrichum siamense	9
The C2H2-type zinc-finger regulator AoKap5 is required for the growth and kojic acid synthesis in Aspergillus oryzae	9
Regulation of conidiation, polarity growth, and pathogenicity by MrSte12 transcription factor in entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium rileyi	9
Analysis of genomic characteristics and their influence on metabolism in Aspergillus luchuensis albino mutants using genome sequencing	9
Nanosized extracellular vesicles released by Neurospora crassa hyphae	9
Molecular mechanism of fluconazole resistance and pathogenicity attributes of Lebanese Candida albicans hospital isolates	9
Characterization of the Trr/Trx system in the fungal pathogen Candida glabrata	9
Ras2 is important for growth and pathogenicity in Fusarium circinatum	8
Comparative transcriptome analysis of abnormal cap and healthy fruiting bodies of the edible mushroom Lentinula edodes	8
The establishment of multiple knockout mutants of Colletotrichum orbiculare by CRISPR-Cas9 and Cre-loxP systems	8
AwSclB regulates a network for Aspergillus westerdijkiae asexual sporulation and secondary metabolism independent of the fungal light control	8
SsCat2 encodes a catalase that is critical for the antioxidant response, QoI fungicide sensitivity, and pathogenicity of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum	8
CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing reveals that the Pgs gene of Fusarium circinatum is involved in pathogenicity, growth and sporulation	8
Polyketides produced by the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae induce Candida albicans growth	8
First report on the regulation and function of carbon metabolism during large sclerotia formation in medicinal fungus Wolfiporia cocos	8
Snf1p/Hxk2p/Mig1p pathway regulates hexose transporters transcript levels, affecting the exponential growth and mitochondrial respiration of Saccharomyces cerevisiae	8
A GATA-type transcription factor SreA affects manganese susceptibility by regulating the expression of iron uptake-related genes	8
Functional analysis of basidiomycete specific chitin synthase genes in the agaricomycete fungus Pleurotus ostreatus	8
Polymorphisms at amino acid positions 85 and 86 in succinate dehydrogenase subunit C of Colletotrichum siamense: Implications for fitness and intrinsic sensitivity to SDHI fungicides	8
The genus Acrophialophora: History, phylogeny, morphology, beneficial effects and pathogenicity	7
A gene cluster with positive and negative elements controls bistability and hysteresis of the crippled versus normal growth in the fungus Podospora anserina	7
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The conservation of IAP-like proteins in fungi, and their potential role in fungal programmed cell death	7
Love in the time of climate change: A review of sexual reproduction in the order Onygenales	6
Acetolactate synthases regulatory subunit and catalytic subunit genes VdILVs are involved in BCAA biosynthesis, microscletotial and conidial formation and virulence in Verticillium dahliae	6
The serine-threonine protein kinase Snf1 orchestrates the expression of plant cell wall-degrading enzymes and is required for full virulence of the maize pathogen Colletotrichum graminicola	6
An Indian lineage of Histoplasma with strong signatures of differentiation and selection	6
Microevolution of Candida glabrata (Nakaseomyces glabrata) during an infection	6
Functional roles of all five putative hydrophobin genes in growth, development, and secondary metabolism in Fusarium graminearum	6
Comparative transcriptomics reveal different mechanisms for hyphal growth across four plant-associated dimorphic fungi	6
Epiphytic proliferation of Zymoseptoria tritici isolates on resistant wheat leaves	6
Mechanical interaction between hyphae during three-dimensional growth	6
Expression of endogenous UDP-glucosyltransferase in endophyte Phomopsis liquidambaris reduces deoxynivalenol contamination in wheat	6
bHLH transcription factor EcdR controls conidia production, pigmentation and virulence in Aspergillus fumigatus	6