Regulation of genes encoding polysaccharide-degrading enzymes in Penicillium

YN Ning, D Tian, S Zhao, JX Feng - Applied Microbiology and …, 2024 - Springer
Penicillium fungi, including Penicillium oxalicum, can secrete a range of efficient plant-
polysaccharide-degrading enzymes (PPDEs) that is very useful for sustainable …

Induction and Repression of Hydrolase Genes in Aspergillus oryzae

M Tanaka, K Gomi - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Glucose-enhanced oxidative stress resistance—A protective anticipatory response that enhances the fitness of Candida albicans during systemic infection

DE Larcombe, IM Bohovych, A Pradhan, Q Ma… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Most microbes have developed responses that protect them against stresses relevant to
their niches. Some that inhabit reasonably predictable environments have evolved …

The cAMP‐PKA signalling pathway regulates hyphal growth, conidiation, trap morphogenesis, stress tolerance, and autophagy in Arthrobotrys oligospora

MC Zhu, N Zhao, YK Liu, XM Li, ZY Zhen… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The cyclic adenosine monophosphate‐protein kinase A (cAMP‐PKA) signalling pathway is
evolutionarily conserved in eukaryotes and plays a crucial role in defending against external …

Nature of β-1, 3-glucan-exposing features on Candida albicans cell wall and their modulation

LJ de Assis, JM Bain, C Liddle, I Leaves, C Hacker… - MBio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Candida albicans exists as a commensal of mucosal surfaces and the gastrointestinal tract
without causing pathology. However, this fungus is also a common cause of mucosal and …

Carbon catabolite repression in filamentous fungi is regulated by phosphorylation of the transcription factor CreA

LJ de Assis, LP Silva, O Bayram, P Dowling… - MBio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Filamentous fungi of the genus Aspergillus are of particular interest for biotechnological
applications due to their natural capacity to secrete carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZy) …

The CBS/H2S signalling pathway regulated by the carbon repressor CreA promotes cellulose utilization in Ganoderma lucidum

J Shangguan, J Qiao, H Liu, L Zhu, X Han, L Shi… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Cellulose is an important abundant renewable resource on Earth, and the microbial
cellulose utilization mechanism has attracted extensive attention. Recently, some signalling …

Regulation of fungal raw-starch-degrading enzyme production depends on transcription factor phosphorylation and recruitment of the Mediator complex

YN Ning, D Tian, ML Tan, XM Luo, S Zhao… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Filamentous fungus can produce raw-starch-degrading enzyme (RSDE) that efficiently
degrades raw starch below starch gelatinization temperature. Employment of RSDE in …

Engineering of holocellulase in biomass-degrading fungi for sustainable biofuel production

ACC Antoniêto, DB Maués, KMV Nogueira… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofuels, such as bioethanol, are a clean and sustainable form of energy and have emerged
as a viable alternative to fossil fuels. Plant biomass is an important raw material for the …

Fus3, as a critical kinase in MAPK cascade, regulates aflatoxin biosynthesis by controlling the substrate supply in Aspergillus flavus, rather than the cluster genes …

L Ma, X Li, F Xing, J Ma, X Ma, Y Jiang - Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The Fus3-MAP kinase module is a conserved phosphorylation signal system in eukaryotes
that responds to environmental stress and transduction of external signals from the outer …