Regulation of cellulase expression, sporulation, and morphogenesis by velvet family proteins in Trichoderma reesei

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 769-779

  Liu, Kuimei ^a   Dong, Yanmei ^a   Wang, Fangzhong ^a   Jiang, Baojie ^a   Wang, Mingyu ^a   Fang, Xu ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cellulase regulation; Morphogenesis; Sporulation; Trichoderma reesei; Velvet family

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CODES (SYMBOLS); GENES; MORPHOLOGY; PROTEINS; SILK; STRAIN;

CELLULASE REGULATION; MORPHOGENESIS; SPORULATION; TRICHODERMA REESEI; VELVET FAMILY;

GENE EXPRESSION;

CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; FUNGAL ENZYME; CARBON; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

BIOACCUMULATION; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; MORPHOGENESIS; PROTEIN; SPORULATION; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; HYPOCREA JECORINA; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPOROGENESIS; VE1 GENE; VEL2 GENE; VEL3 GENE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; TRICHODERMA;

HYPOCREA JECORINA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARBON; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HYPHAE; LIGHT; MORPHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; SPORES, FUNGAL; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 84953637165     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-7059-2     Document Type: Article

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