Publications
Kuo CY, Tay RJ, Lin HC, Juan SC, Vidal-Diez G, Chang YC, Hoki J, Schroeder FC, Hsueh YP.
The nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora detects prey pheromones via G protein-coupled receptors. Nature Microbiology. 2024.
Lin HC*, Vidal-Diez G*, Chen SA, Yang CT, Tay RJ, Iizuka T, Huang TY, Kuo CY, Gonçalves AP, Lin SY, Chang YC, Stajich J, Schwarz EM, Hsueh YP.
Key processes required for the different stages of fungal carnivory by a nematode trapping fungus. PLoS Biology. 2023.
- EurekAlert: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1008126
- National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/worm-eatingfungus-
predator-nematodes
Lee CH*, Lee YY*, Chang YC, Pon WL, Lee SP, Wali N, Nakazawa T, Honda Y, Shie JJ, Hsueh YP
A carnivorous mushroom paralyzes and kills nematodes via a volatile ketone. SCIENCE ADVANCES. 2023.
- Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/oyster-mushroom-venom-kills-roundworms-so-the-mushrooms-can-feast/
- The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/18/science/oyster-mushrooms-carnivorous-toxins.html
Chen SA*, Lin HC*, Hsueh YP
The cAMP-PKA pathway regulates prey sensing and trap morphogenesis in the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora. G3 Genes. 2022.
Huang TY, Lee YY, Vidal-Diez G, Hsueh YP
Forward genetic screens identified mutants with defects in trap morphogenesis in the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora. G3 Genes. 2021.
Vidal-Diez G, Lee YY, Stajich JE, Schwarz EM, Hsueh YP
Genomic analyses of two Italian oyster mushroom Pleurotus pulmonarius strains. G3 Genes. 2021.
Lee YY, Vidal-Diez G, Schwarz EM, Stajich JE, Hsueh YP
Genome sequence of the Oyster mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus strain PC9. G3 Genes. 2021.
Chen SA*, Lin HC*, Schroeder FC, Hsueh YP
Prey sensing and response in a nematode-trapping fungus is governed by the MAPK pheromone response pathway. Genetics. 2021.
Kuo CY, Chen SA, Hsueh YP
The high osmolarity glycerol (HOG) Pathway functions in osmosensing, trap morphogenesis and conidiation of the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora. Journal of Fungi, 6(4), 191. 2020.
Kuo TH*, Yang CT*, Chang HY, Hsueh YP, Hsu CC
Nematode-trapping fungi produce diverse metabolites during predator–prey interaction. Metabolites 10(3), 117. 2020.
Yang CT*, Vidal-Diez G*, Gonçalves AP, Lin HC, Chang CW, Huang TY, Chen SA, Lai CK, Tsai IJ, Schroeder F, Stajich J, Hsueh YP
Natural diversity in the predatory behavior facilitates the establishment of a new robust model strain for nematode-trapping fungi. PNAS 117 (12) 6762-6770. 2020.
Lee CH, Chang HW, Yang CT, Wali N, Shie JJ, Hsueh YP
Sensory cilia as the Achilles heel of nematodes when attacked by carnivorous mushrooms. PNAS 117 (11) 6014-6022. 2020.
Vidal-Diez G, Huang TY, Chang CW, Lin HC, Hsueh YP
Fungal Feature Tracker (FFT): A tool for quantitatively characterizing the morphology and growth of filamentous fungi. PLoS Comput Biol. 15(10):e1007428. 2019.
Kanzaki N, Liang WR, Chiu CI, Yang CT, Hsueh YP, Li HF
Nematode-free agricultural system of a fungus-growing termite. Scientific reports, 9(1), 1-10. 2019.
Vidal-Diez G, Hsueh YP
Predator-prey interactions of nematode-trapping fungi and nematodes: both sides of the coin. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 102(9):3939-3949. 2018.
Hsueh YP, Gronquist M, Schwarz EM, Nath R, Lee CH, Gharib S, Schroeder FC, Sternberg PW
The nematophagous fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora mimics olfactory cues of sex and food to lure its nematode prey. eLife 6:e20023. 2017.
Hsueh YP, Mahanti P, Schroeder FC, Sternberg PW
Nematode-trapping fungi eavesdrop on nematode pheromones. Curr Biol, 23: 83-86. 2013.