The study of fungal species evolved radically with the development of molecular techniques
and produced new evidence to understand specific fungal mechanisms such as the …

Aspergillus flavus is saprophytic soil fungus that infects and contaminates preharvest and
postharvest seed crops with the carcinogenic secondary metabolite aflatoxin. The fungus is …

Fungal secondary metabolism and morphological development have been shown to be
intimately associated at the genetic level. Much of the literature has focused on the co …

Aspergillus flavus, a mycotoxigenic filamentous fungus, colonizes several important
agricultural crops, such as maize and peanuts. Two proteins, VeA and LaeA, known to form …

Penicillium chrysogenum is the industrial producer of the antibiotic penicillin, whose
biosynthetic regulation is barely understood. Here, we provide a functional analysis of two …

LaeA and VeA coordinate secondary metabolism and differentiation in response to light
signals in Aspergillus spp. Their orthologs, ChLae1 and ChVel1, were identified in the maize …

Secondary metabolism and development are linked in Aspergillus through the conserved
regulatory velvet complex composed of VeA, VelB, and LaeA. The founding member of the …

The conserved fungal velvet family regulatory proteins link development and secondary
metabolite production. The velvet domain for DNA binding and dimerization is similar to the …

Invasive aspergillosis by Aspergillus fumigatus is a leading cause of infection-related
mortality in immunocompromised patients. In this study, we show that veA, a major …

Survival of fungal species depends on the ability of these organisms to respond to
environmental stresses. Osmotic stress or high levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) can …