Manipulation of fungal development as source of novel secondary metabolites for biotechnology

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 8443-8455

  Gerke, Jennifer ^a   Braus, Gerhard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

COP9 signalosome CSN; Fungal development; Secondary metabolites; Velvet domain proteins

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; BIOMOLECULES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; PROTEINS; SILK;

COP9 SIGNALOSOME; E3 UBIQUITIN LIGASES; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; MULTI-PROTEIN COMPLEX; REGULATORY COMPLEXES; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SECONDARY METABOLITE PRODUCTION; SECONDARY METABOLITES;

FUNGI;

AFLATOXIN B1; CASPOFUNGIN; CITRININ; COP9 SIGNALOSOME; CYCLOSPORIN A; FUMONISIN B1; GLIOTOXIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE LAEA; MEVINOLIN; MYCOTOXIN; OCHRATOXIN; ORCINOL; ORSELLINIC ACID; PACLITAXEL; PATULIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PROTEASOME; STERIGMATOCYSTIN; TERREQUINONE A; UBIQUITIN; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE E3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEARALONONE; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOACTIVITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FUNGUS; GENOMICS; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; MUTATION; PROTEIN; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

AGRICULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHROMATIN; EUKARYOTE; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENOMICS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; METABOLITE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT DISEASE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW; SECONDARY METABOLISM; VEGETATIVE GROWTH; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUNGI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MUTATION; SECONDARY METABOLISM;

EID: 84919931932     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5997-8     Document Type: Review

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