Regulation of fungal secondary metabolism

AA Brakhage - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2013 - nature.com
Fungi produce a multitude of low-molecular-mass compounds known as secondary
metabolites, which have roles in a range of cellular processes such as transcription …

Functions of fungal melanin beyond virulence

RJB Cordero, A Casadevall - Fungal Biology Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Melanins are ancient biological pigments found in all kingdoms of life. In fungi, their role in
microbial pathogenesis is well established; however, these complex biomolecules also …

Transcription factor control of virulence in phytopathogenic fungi

E John, KB Singh, RP Oliver… - Molecular Plant …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Plant‐pathogenic fungi are a significant threat to economic and food security worldwide.
Novel protection strategies are required and therefore it is critical we understand the …

The genomes of three uneven siblings: footprints of the lifestyles of three Trichoderma species

M Schmoll, C Dattenböck… - Microbiology and …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
The genus Trichoderma contains fungi with high relevance for humans, with applications in
enzyme production for plant cell wall degradation and use in biocontrol. Here, we provide a …

Comparative Genome Structure, Secondary Metabolite, and Effector Coding Capacity across Cochliobolus Pathogens

BJ Condon, Y Leng, D Wu, KE Bushley, RA Ohm… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The genomes of five Cochliobolus heterostrophus strains, two Cochliobolus sativus strains,
three additional Cochliobolus species (Cochliobolus victoriae, Cochliobolus carbonum …

Strategies for mining fungal natural products

P Wiemann, NP Keller - Journal of Industrial Microbiology and …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Fungi are well known for their ability to produce a multitude of natural products. On the one
hand their potential to provide beneficial antibiotics and immunosuppressants has been …

Prototype of an intertwined secondary-metabolite supercluster

P Wiemann, CJ Guo, JM Palmer… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
The hallmark trait of fungal secondary-metabolite gene clusters is well established,
consisting of contiguous enzymatic and often regulatory gene (s) devoted to the production …

Phytotoxic secondary metabolites and peptides produced by plant pathogenic Dothideomycete fungi

I Stergiopoulos, J Collemare, R Mehrabi… - FEMS microbiology …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Many necrotrophic plant pathogenic fungi belonging to the class of Dothideomycetes
produce phytotoxic metabolites and peptides that are usually required for pathogenicity …

The velvet complex governs mycotoxin production and virulence of Fusarium oxysporum on plant and mammalian hosts

MS López‐Berges, C Hera, M Sulyok… - Molecular …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Fungal pathogens provoke devastating losses in agricultural production, contaminate food
with mycotoxins and give rise to life‐threatening infections in humans. The soil‐borne …

One Juliet and four Romeos: VeA and its methyltransferases

Ö Sarikaya-Bayram, JM Palmer, N Keller… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Fungal secondary metabolism has become an important research topic with great
biomedical and biotechnological value. In the postgenomic era, understanding the diversity …