The information highways of a biotechnological workhorse--signal transduction in Hypocrea jecorina.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The ascomycete Hypocrea jecorina (anamorph Trichoderma reesei) is one of the most prolific producers of biomass-degrading enzymes and frequently termed an industrial workhorse. To compete for nutrients in its habitat despite its shortcoming in certain degradative enzymes, efficient perception and interpretation of environmental signals is indispensable. A better understanding of these signals as well as their transmission machinery can provide sources for improvement of biotechnological processes.

Results

The genome of H. jecorina was analysed for the presence and composition of common signal transduction pathways including heterotrimeric G-protein cascades, cAMP signaling, mitogen activated protein kinases, two component phosphorelay systems, proteins involved in

SUBMITTER: Schmoll M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2566311 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature