AoMedA has a complex regulatory relationship with AoBrlA, AoAbaA, and AoWetA in conidiation, trap formation, and secondary metabolism in the nematode-trapping …

N Bai, M Xie, Q Liu, Y Zhu, X Yang… - Applied and …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The asexual sporulation of filamentous fungi is an important mechanism for their
reproduction, survival, and pathogenicity. In Aspergillus and several filamentous fungi, BrlA …

The novel spore-specific regulator SscA controls Aspergillus conidiogenesis

YE Son, JH Yu, HS Park - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A major group of fungi produces asexual spores (conidia) for dissemination and
propagation and, in pathogenic fungi, for infection. Despite the critical role of conidia, the …

Unraveling the gene regulatory networks of the global regulators VeA and LaeA in Aspergillus nidulans

H Moon, MK Lee, I Bok, JW Bok, NP Keller… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
In the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans, the velvet family protein VeA and the global
regulator of secondary metabolism LaeA govern development and secondary metabolism …

Molecular Mechanism by Which the GATA Transcription Factor CcNsdD2 Regulates the Developmental Fate of Coprinopsis cinerea under Dark or Light Conditions

C Liu, L Kang, M Lin, J Bi, Z Liu, S Yuan - MBio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Coprinopsis cinerea has seven homologs of the Aspergillus nidulans transcription factor
NsdD. Of these, CcNsdD1 and CcNsdD2 from C. cinerea show the best identities of 62 and …

Phylogenomics analysis of velvet regulators in the fungal kingdom

W Chen, YE Son, HJ Cho, D Choi, HS Park… - Microbiology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
All life forms have evolved to respond appropriately to various environmental and internal
cues. In the animal kingdom, the prototypical regulator class of such cellular responses is …

The Heterotrimeric Transcription Factor CCAAT-Binding Complex and Ca2+-CrzA Signaling Reversely Regulate the Transition between Fungal Hyphal Growth and …

Y Ren, C Zhang, Z Chen, L Lu - MBio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The life cycle of filamentous fungi generally comprises hyphal growth and asexual
reproduction. Both growth and propagation processes are critical for invasion growth, spore …

Transcriptional regulation by the velvet protein VE-1 during asexual development in the fungus Neurospora crassa

S Cea-Sánchez, M Corrochano-Luque, G Gutiérrez… - Mbio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Asexual reproduction in fungi facilitates the dispersal and colonization of new substrates
and, in pathogenic fungi, allows infection of plants and animals. The velvet complex is a …

Essential Role of WetA, but No Role of VosA, in Asexual Development, Conidial Maturation and Insect Pathogenicity of Metarhizium robertsii

JG Zhang, K Zhang, SY Xu, SH Ying… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Conidial maturation, which is crucial for conidial quality, is controlled by the asexual
development activator WetA and the downstream, velvety protein VosA in Aspergillus. Their …