Vacuole dynamics in fungi - ScienceDirect
Aug 1, 2010 · Vacuoles are also highly dynamic, undergoing a continuous balance of fusion and fission reactions to allow changes in size, shape and number during cell division and in response to osmotic stress. This article summarises recent developments in our understanding of the dynamics, regulation and functions of fungal vacuoles.
The fungal vacuole: composition, function, and biogenesis - PMC
The fungal vacuole is an extremely complex organelle that is involved in a wide variety of functions. The vacuole not only carries out degradative processes, the role most often ascribed to it, but also is the primary storage site for certain small ...
The fungal vacuole: composition, function, and biogenesis
The fungal vacuole is an extremely complex organelle that is involved in a wide variety of functions. The vacuole not only carries out degradative processes, the role most often ascribed to it, but also is the primary storage site for certain small …
Fungal Vacuole - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Fungal vacuoles are acidic storage compartments with certain similarities to plant vacuoles and mammalian lysosomes. Most studies of fungal vacuoles have focused on its various functions, such as glycoprotein turnover and hydrolysis, the storage of Ca 2+ , phosphate and amino acids, in pH and osmotic regulation, ion homeostasis and cytoplasmic ...
Vacuoles and the fungal lifestyle - ScienceDirect
Feb 1, 2002 · Vacuoles are ubiquitous in yeast cells as well as in hyphae of filamentous fungi and can be readily stained by simple methods of dye uptake. They appear as spherical or tubular organelles of extremely variable size. Vacuoles are known or suspected to play several crucial roles in the physiology of vegetative growth.
The structure and function of the fungal V-ATPase
Nov 1, 1992 · The fungal vacuole is a prominent organelle that functions as a storage site for amino acids, Ca 2+, storage carbohydrates, inorganic phosphate and numerous hydrolases (Klionsky et al. 1990). A hallmark of fungal vacuoles is that they are acidic compartments involved in the turnover of cellular macromolecules.
Major contributions of filamentous fungi to the ecosystem include degradation of detritus by saprotrophic fungi, sup-port of plant growth by mycorrhizal fungi, and invasion of humans and major crop plants by pathogenic fungi. Al-though the fungal vacuole plays a critical role in all of these functions, we are only just beginning to understand what
The fungal vacuole: composition, function, and biogenesis.
Sep 1, 1990 · The vacuole not only carries out degradative processes, the role most often ascribed to it, but also is the primary storage site for certain small molecules and biosynthetic precursors such as basic amino acids and polyphosphate, plays a role in osmoregulation, and is involved in the precise homeostatic regulation of cytosolic ion and basic ...
Vacuole - Wikipedia
A vacuole (/ ˈvækjuːoʊl /) is a membrane-bound organelle which is present in plant and fungal cells and some protist, animal, and bacterial cells. [1][2] Vacuoles are essentially enclosed compartments which are filled with water containing inorganic and organic molecules including enzymes in solution, though in certain cases they may contain sol...
A Fungal Transcription Regulator of Vacuolar Function Modulates
Nov 16, 2021 · The fungal vacuole is a dynamic organelle with a range of functions, including the storage of amino acids, phosphate and calcium, glycoprotein turnover and hydrolysis, ion homeostasis, pH and osmotic regulation (reviewed in references 10 to 13). The vacuole lies at the center of fungal cell physiology, and as such, it is a highly responsive ...