Cross-talk between light and glucose regulation controls toxin production and morphogenesis in Aspergillus nidulans

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 962-972

  Atoui, A ^a   Kastner, C ^b   Larey, C M ^a   Thokala, R ^a   Etxebeste, O ^c   Espeso, E A ^c   Fischer, R ^b   Calvo, A M ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Cellular damage; Development; Glucose regulation; Light regulation; Mycotoxins; Secondary metabolism; VeA

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CYCLIC AMP; FPHA PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; LREA PROTEIN; LREB PROTEIN; PHYTOCHROME; STERIGMATOCYSTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEA PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL DAMAGE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GLUCOSE; LIGHT; MORPHOGENESIS; PENICILLINS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; STERIGMATOCYSTIN;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 78449250735     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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