Haploid fruiting in Cryptococcus neoformans is not mating type α-specific
RL Tscharke, M Lazera, YC Chang, BL Wickes… - Fungal Genetics and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Under appropriate conditions, haploid Cryptococcus neoformans cells can undergo a
morphological switch from a budding yeast form to develop hyphae and viable
basidiospores, which resemble those produced by mating. This process, known as haploid
fruiting, was previously thought to occur only in MATα strains. We identified two new strains
of C. neoformans var. neoformans serotype D that are MATa type and are able to haploid
fruit. Further, a MATa reference strain, B-3502, also produced hyphae and fruited after …
morphological switch from a budding yeast form to develop hyphae and viable
basidiospores, which resemble those produced by mating. This process, known as haploid
fruiting, was previously thought to occur only in MATα strains. We identified two new strains
of C. neoformans var. neoformans serotype D that are MATa type and are able to haploid
fruit. Further, a MATa reference strain, B-3502, also produced hyphae and fruited after …