Table 1. Mutant Phenotypes.

Gene Name (NCU#)	Protein function and size	Sensitivity to stress reagents	Phenotypic characterization
Wild type		none	Wild type
Δ mak-1 (NCU09842)	MAPK	Caspofungin; Calcofluor White	- compact growth
			- rosetta-like colony
			- very poor aerial hyphae formation
			- almost aconidial
			- cell fusion defective
			- no protoperithecia
Δ mek-1 (NCU06419)	MAPKK	Caspofungin; Calcofluor White	- identical to Δmak-1
Δ ham-7 (NCU00881)	229 aa protein; GPI anchoredcell wall sensor	none	- altered growth and branching pattern
			- reduced formation of aerial hyphae
			- de-repressed conidiation
			- no protoperithecia
			- cell fusion defective
Δ wsc-1 (NCU06910)	300 aa proteintransmembrane sensor	Caspofungin; Calcofluor White	- compact growth
			- very poor aerial hyphae formation
			- almost aconidial
wsc-1RIP1	300 aa proteintransmembrane sensor	Caspofungin; Calcofluor White	- identical to Δwsc-1
Δ wsc-1; Δ ham-7		Caspofungin; Calcofluor White	- compact growth
			- rosetta-like colony
			- very poor aerial hyphae formation
			- almost aconidial
			- cell fusion defective
			- no protoperithecia