@article {47160,
	title = {Molecular studies of NAD- and NADP-glutamate dehydrogenases decipher the conundrum of yeast-hypha dimorphism in zygomycete Benjaminiella poitrasii},
	journal = {Fems Yeast Research},
	volume = {19},
	year = {2019},
	month = {DEC},
	pages = {foz074},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>Benjaminiella poitrasii, a zygomycete, shows glucose- and temperature-dependent yeast (Y)-hypha (H) dimorphic transition. Earlier, we reported the biochemical correlation of relative proportion of NAD- and NADP-glutamate dehydrogenases (GDHs) with Y-H transition. Further, we observed the presence of one NAD-GDH and two form-specific NADP-GDH isoenzymes in B. poitrasii. However, molecular studies are necessary to elucidate the explicit role of GDHs in regulating Y-H reversible transition. Here, we report the isolation and characterization of one NAD (BpNADGDH, 2.643 kb) and two separate genes, BpNADPGDH I (Y-form specific, 1.365 kb) and BpNADPGDH II (H-form specific, 1.368 kb) coding for NADP-GDH isoenzymes in B. poitrasii. The transcriptional profiling during Y-H transition showed higher BpNADPGDH I expression in Y cells while expression of BpNADPGDH II was higher in H cells. Moreover, the yeast-form monomorphic mutant (Y-5) did not show BpNADPGDH II expression under normal dimorphism triggering conditions. Transformation with H-form specific BpNADPGDH II induced the germ tube formation in Y-5, which confirmed the cause-effect relationship between BpNADPGDH genes and morphological outcome in B. poitrasii. Interestingly, expression of H-form specific BpNADPGDH II also induced germ tube formation in human pathogenic, non-dimorphic yeast Candida glabrata, which further corroborated our findings.</p>
},
	keywords = {Benjaminiella poitrasii, Candida glabrata, differential gene expression, dimorphism, monomorphic mutant, NAD/NADP-glutamate dehydrogenase, yeast-hypha transition},
	issn = {1567-1356},
	doi = {10.1093/femsyr/foz074},
	author = {Pathan, Ejaj K. and Ghormade, Vandana and Panwar, Sneh Lata and Prasad, Rajendra and Deshpande, Mukund V.}
}
@article {47054,
	title = {Mycology and mycotechnology on postal stamps},
	journal = {Current Science},
	volume = {120},
	year = {2021},
	month = {FEB},
	pages = {628-636},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>Mycology, the study of fungal biology, and philately, the study of postage stamps, are rarely connected, as they are very different activities. However, philatelic mycology can raise awareness of the facets of fungi which contribute significantly to human welfare. Fungi are photogenic and exhibit physiological wonders such as luminescence. They are important in biotechnology for their secondary metabolites. So, stamps depicting fungi signal the recognition of problems and prospects of prosperity posed by fungi in nutrition and health, agriculture, engineering, industry and ecology. Many countries have issued thousands of stamps on fungi. India with a rich heritage of fungal diversity lags in this respect. This article hopes to inspire action by celebrating the beauty and significance of fungi in the art of philately.</p>
},
	keywords = {mycology, mycophilately, Mycotechnology, photogenic appeal, postal stamps},
	issn = {0011-3891},
	doi = {10.18520/cs/v120/i4/628-636},
	author = {Ghormade, Vandana and Pathan, Ejaj and Jyoti, Jeevan and Vartak, Ajit and Deshpande, Mukund}
}
