Impact of light on Hypocrea jecorina and the multiple cellular roles of ENVOY in this process.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In fungi, light is primarily known to influence general morphogenesis and both sexual and asexual sporulation. In order to expand the knowledge on the effect of light in fungi and to determine the role of the light regulatory protein ENVOY in the implementation of this effect, we performed a global screen for genes, which are specifically effected by light in the fungus Hypocrea jecorina (anamorph Trichoderma reesei) using Rapid Subtraction Hybridization (RaSH). Based on these data, we analyzed whether these genes are influenced by ENVOY and if overexpression of ENVOY in darkness would be sufficient to execute its function.

Results

The cellular functions of the detected light responsive genes comprised a variety of roles in transcription, translation, signal trans

SUBMITTER: Schuster A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2234433 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature