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ReviewTrends in microbiology2022

The phosphate language of fungi.

Kabir Bhalla, Xianya Qu, Matthias Kretschmer, James W Kronstad

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Review in Trends in microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
42citing papers in PubMed
9.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Drought Stress Mediated Changes in Food Crops: Mechanisms and Remediation Strategies.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  8. Oxidative Stress-Responsive Cell Wall Remodeling Depends on Phosphate inbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  15. Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kabir BhallaMichael Smith Laboratories, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Xianya QuMichael Smith Laboratories, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Matthias KretschmerMichael Smith Laboratories, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
James W KronstadMichael Smith Laboratories, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Electronic address: kronstad@msl.ubc.ca.
University of British Columbia · CA

Funding

Comparative and functional genomics of C. neoformansR01AI053721 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA · PI KRONSTAD, JAMES W · 2003 to 2024
$5.4M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI053721
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phosphate is an essential macronutrient for fungal proliferation as well as a key mediator of antagonistic, beneficial, and pathogenic interactions between fungi and other organisms. In this review, we summarize recent insights into the integration of phosphate metabolism with mechanisms of fungal adaptation that support growth and survival. In particular, we highlight aspects of phosphate sensing important for responses to stress and regulation of cell-surface changes with an impact on fungal pathogenesis, host immune responses, and disease outcomes. Additionally, new studies provide insights into the influence of phosphate availability on cooperative or antagonistic interactions between fungi and other microbes, the associations of mycorrhizal and endophytic fungi with plants, and connections with plant immunity. Overall, phosphate homeostasis is emerging as an integral part of fungal metabolism and communication to support diverse lifestyles.

Indexed as

MycorrhizaePhosphatesFungiPlantsPhosphatesbacterial interactionsfungal pathogenesisplant immunity

Identifiers

PMID34479774
PMCPMC8882699
OpenAlexW3198639849

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Registered trials

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