Regulation of Conidiogenesis in Aspergillus flavus

HJ Cho, SH Son, W Chen, YE Son, I Lee, JH Yu… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Aspergillus flavus is a representative fungal species in the Aspergillus section Flavi and has
been used as a model system to gain insights into fungal development and toxin production …

Regulators of the Asexual Life Cycle of Aspergillus nidulans

YE Son, JH Yu, HS Park - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
The genus Aspergillus, one of the most abundant airborne fungi, is classified into hundreds
of species that affect humans, animals, and plants. Among these, Aspergillus nidulans, as a …

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 …

The role of chromatin and transcriptional control in the formation of sexual fruiting bodies in Fungi

M Nowrousian - Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Fungal fruiting bodies are complex, three-dimensional structures that arise from a less
complex vegetative mycelium. Their formation requires the coordinated action of many …

Integration of Physiological, Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Reveals Molecular Mechanism of Paraisaria dubia Response to Zn2+ Stress

Y Wang, LL Tong, L Yuan, MZ Liu, YH Du, LH Yang… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Utilizing mycoremediation is an important direction for managing heavy metal pollution.
Zn2+ pollution has gradually become apparent, but there are few reports about its pollution …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide identification of Zn2Cys6 class fungal-specific transcription factors (ZnFTFs) and functional analysis of UvZnFTF1 in ustilaginoidea virens

S Tianqiao, Z Xiong, Z You, L Dong, Y Jiaoling… - Rice Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Transcription factors (TFs) orchestrate the regulation of cellular gene expression and
thereby determine cell functionality. In this study, we analyzed the distribution of TFs …

Homeobox proteins are essential for fungal differentiation and secondary metabolism in Aspergillus nidulans

SH Son, YE Son, HJ Cho, W Chen, MK Lee, LH Kim… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The homeobox domain-containing transcription factors play an important role in the growth,
development, and secondary metabolism in fungi and other eukaryotes. In this study, we …

The function of a conidia specific transcription factor CsgA in Aspergillus nidulans

HJ Cho, HS Park - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Aspergillus spp. mainly reproduce asexually via asexual spores called conidia. In this study,
we identified CsgA, a conidia-specific Zn2Cys6 transcription factor containing the GAL4-like …

The brlA Gene Deletion Reveals That Patulin Biosynthesis Is Not Related to Conidiation in Penicillium expansum

C Zetina-Serrano, O Rocher, C Naylies, Y Lippi… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Dissemination and survival of ascomycetes is through asexual spores. The brlA gene
encodes a C2H2-type zinc-finger transcription factor, which is essential for asexual …

The MYB-like protein MylA contributes to conidiogenesis and conidial germination in Aspergillus nidulans

YE Son, HJ Cho, HS Park - Communications Biology, 2024 - nature.com
Myeloblastosis (MYB)-like proteins are a family of highly conserved transcription factors in
animals, plants, and fungi and are involved in the regulation of mRNA expression of genes …