Home Articles About About Pensoft Books Journals Blog Register | Login Research Article IMA Fungus 17: e185776 https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.17.185776 (15 Apr 2026) Other versions: ABOUT PENSOFT Company Profile Innovations & Tools Open Access & APC Policies Terms of Use Editorial Policies General Policies PRODUCTS Journals Advanced Books Conventional Books Conference Abstracts Conference Proceedings SERVICES For Authors For Journals For Books For Conferences For Organisations PROJECTS Research Projects Services Partners Brochure ARPHA ARPHA Publishing Platform ARPHA Manual ARPHA Pricing Web Services GET IN TOUCH Contacts Publishing Inquiry Migrate Your Journal Open a New Journal Follow PENSOFT Blog & News Subscribe Media Center © Pensoft Publishers 2026 (Verbatim name) ID (Catalog Number) DES Invalid DOI was provided, please try again XML PDF Bluesky Twitter Facebook Telegram Mendeley Reddit Notify a colleague Contents Contents Article Info Article Info Cite Cite Metrics Metrics Comment Comment Related Related Figs Figs Tabs Tabs Taxa Taxa Refs Refs Cited Cited Article title Abstract Key words Introduction Materials and methods Fungal strain and culture media Identification and sequence analysis of the CcMAK2 gene in C. cicadae Construction of gene overexpression and knockout vectors Genetic transformation of C. cicadae Phenotypic observation of various strains Virulence assay of different fungal strains against Galleria mellonella Artificial cultivation of C. cicadae fruiting bodies Determination of H2O2, O2.–, antioxidant enzyme, and chitinase activities Quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) analysis Statistical analysis Results Sequence analysis of CcMAK2 in C. cicadae Construction of CcMAK2 overexpression and knockout strains Effect of the CcMAK2 gene on colony growth and sporulation Effect of CcMAK2 on fruiting body development Effect of CcMAK2 on the virulence of C. cicadae in insect infection Role of CcMAK2 in redox homeostasis and cell wall development Discussion Conclusion Acknowledgements Additional information Conflict of interest Ethical statement Artificial Intelligence (AI) use Adherence to national and international regulations Funding Author contributions Author ORCIDs Data availability References Subscribe to email alerts for current Article's categories Powered by This website uses cookies in order to improve your web experience. Read our Cookies Policy OK