Genome-wide analyses of Fusarium fujikuroi reveal complex regulation of secondary metabolism and new metabolites

ABSTRACT: Fusarium fujikuroi is a biotechnologically important fungus due to its almost unique ability to produce gibberellic acids (GAs), a family of phytohormones. The fungus was described about 100 years ago as the causative agent of Bakanae (M-bM-^@M-^\foolish seedlingM-bM-^@M-^]) disease of rice. Apart from GAs, the fungus is known to produce pigments and mycotoxins, but the biosynthetic genes are known for only eight products. Here we present a high-quality genome sequence of the first member of the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex (GFC) that allowed de novo genome assembly with 12 scaffolds corresponding to the 12 chromosomes. In this work we focused on identification of all potential secondary metabolism-related gene clusters and their regulation in response to nitrogen availability by t

ORGANISM(S): Fusarium fujikuroi

SUBMITTER: Kristina Smith 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-46033 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress