Early endocytosis as a key to understanding mechanisms of plasma membrane tension regulation in filamentous fungi.

Background Information: Two main systems regulate plasma membrane tension (PMT) and provide a close connection between the protoplast and the cell wall in fungi: turgor pressure and the actin cytoskeleton. These systems work together with the plasma membrane focal adhesion to the cell wall and their contribution to fungal cell organization and physiology has been partially studied. However, it remains controversial in model filamentous ascomycetes and oomycetes and even less investigated in filamentous basidiomycetes.