Polyamine metabolism in fungi with emphasis on phytopathogenic species.

ABSTRACT: Polyamines are essential metabolites present in all living organisms, and this subject has attracted the attention of researchers worldwide interested in defining their mode of action in the variable cell functions in which they are involved, from growth to development and differentiation. Although the mechanism of polyamine synthesis is almost universal, different biological groups show interesting differences in this aspect that require to be further analyzed. For these studies, fungi represent interesting models because of their characteristics and facility of analysis. During the last decades fungi have contributed to the understanding of polyamine metabolism. The use of specific inhibitors and the isolation of mutants have allowed the manipulation of the pathway providing information

SUBMITTER: Valdes-Santiago L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3432380 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature