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Inhibition of respiration prompts commitment to unisexual reproduction in Cryptococcus deneoformans.
Cell reports - 23 Dec 2025
Yao Xiaoxia, Tian Xiuyun, Liu Huimin, He Guang-Jun, Chen Lei, Shen Lan, Teng Jinying, Chen Xuanye, Hussein Mohamed, Gherbawy Youssuf, Wang Linqi, Lin Xiaorong, Hu Pengjie
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In the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus deneoformans, sexual reproduction facilitates evolution and adaptation. This fungus can undergo two sexual modes: α × a sexual reproduction and unisexual reproduction (without mating partner cooperation), with α-unisexual reproduction predominating. However, the mechanism driving commitment to α-unisexual reproduction has remained elusive. Here, through a multilayered...
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