Fungi play a major role in the global carbon cycle because of their ability to utilize plant
biomass (polysaccharides, proteins, and lignin) as carbon source. Due to the complexity and …

The koji mold Aspergillus oryzae has been used in traditional Japanese food and beverage
fermentation for over a thousand years. Amylolytic enzymes are important in sake …

The filamentous ascomycete Aspergillus niger is well known for its ability to produce a large
variety of enzymes for the degradation of plant polysaccharide material. A major carbon and …

The filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae, also known as yellow koji mold, produces high
levels of hydrolases such as amylolytic and proteolytic enzymes. This property of producing …

We conducted genome sequencing of the filamentous fungus Aspergillus sojae NBRC4239
isolated from the koji used to prepare Japanese soy sauce. We used the 454 …

The expression of inulinolytic genes in Aspergillus niger is co-regulated and induced by
inulin and sucrose. We have identified a positive acting transcription factor InuR, which is …

The chromatin structure is generally regulated by chromatin remodelers and histone
modifiers, which affect DNA replication, repair, and levels of transcription. The first identified …

Filamentous fungi are frequently used for the production of industrial enzymes, since they
produce a variety of enzymes including polysaccharide-degrading enzymes. Among the …

Carbon catabolite repression enables fungi to utilize the most favourable carbon source in
the environment, and is mediated by a key regulator, CreA, in most fungi. CreA-mediated …

Filamentous fungi degrade complex plant material to its monomeric building blocks, which
have many biotechnological applications. Transcription factors play a key role in plant …