Light regulates the degradation of the regulatory protein VE-1 in the fungus Neurospora crassa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fungi use light as an environmental signal to regulate developmental transitions that are key aspects of their biological cycles and that are also relevant for their dispersal and infectivity as plant or animal pathogens. In addition, light regulates the accumulation of photoprotective pigments, like carotenoids, and other secondary metabolites. Most fungal light responses occur after changes in gene transcription and we describe here a novel effect of light in the regulation of degradation of VE-1, a key component of the velvet complex, in the model fungus Neurospora crassa. The velvet complex is a fungal-specific protein complex that coordinates fungal development, secondary metabolism, and light regulation by interacting with other regulators and photoreceptors and mo

SUBMITTER: Gil-Sanchez MDM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9238092 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature