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Cell Logist. 2012 Jan 01;2(1):2-14. doi: 10.4161/cl.19304.

Searching for gold beyond mitosis: Mining intracellular membrane traffic in Aspergillus nidulans.

Cellular logistics

Miguel A Peñalva, Antonio Galindo, Juan F Abenza, Mario Pinar, Ana M Calcagno-Pizarelli, Herbert N Arst, Areti Pantazopoulou

PMID: 22645705 PMCID: PMC3355971 DOI: 10.4161/cl.19304

Abstract

The genetically tractable filamentous ascomycete fungus Aspergillus nidulans has been successfully exploited to gain major insight into the eukaryotic cell cycle. More recently, its amenability to in vivo multidimensional microscopy has fueled a potentially gilded second age of A. nidulans cell biology studies. This review specifically deals with studies on intracellular membrane traffic in A. nidulans. The cellular logistics are subordinated to the needs imposed by the polarized mode of growth of the multinucleated hyphal tip cells, whereas membrane traffic is adapted to the large intracellular distances. Recent work illustrates the usefulness of this fungus for morphological and biochemical studies on endosome and Golgi maturation, and on the role of microtubule-dependent motors in the long-distance movement of endosomes. The fungus is ideally suited for genetic studies on the secretory pathway, as mutations impairing secretion reduce apical extension rates, resulting in phenotypes detectable by visual inspection of colonies.

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