Park, Hee-Soo and Bayram, Ozgur and Braus, Gerhard H. and Kim, Sun Chang and Yu, Jae-Hyuk (2012) Characterization of the velvet regulators in Aspergillus fumigatus. Molecular Microbiology, 86 (4). pp. 937-953. ISSN 0950-382X

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Fungal development and secondary metabolism is intimately associated via activities of the fungi-specific velvet family proteins. Here we characterize the four velvet regulators in the opportunistic human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. The deletion of AfuvosA, AfuveA and AfuvelB causes hyperactive asexual development (conidiation) and precocious and elevated accumulation of AfubrlA during developmental progression. Moreover, the absence of AfuvosA, AfuveA or AfuvelB results in the abundant formation of conidiophores and highly increased AfubrlA mRNA accumulation in liquid submerged culture, suggesting that they act as repressors of conidiation. The deletion of AfuvosA or AfuvelB causes a reduction in conidial trehalose amount, long-term spore viability, conidial tolerance to oxidative and UV stresses, and accelerated and elevated conidial germination regardless of the presence or absence of an external carbon source, suggesting an interdependent role of them in many aspects of fungal biology. Genetic studies suggest that AfuAbaA activates AfuvosA and AfuvelB expression during the mid to late phase of conidiation. Finally, the AfuveA null mutation can be fully complemented by Aspergillus nidulans VeA, which can physically interact with AfuVelB and AfuLaeA in vivo. A model depicting the similar yet different roles of the velvet regulators governing conidiation and sporogenesis in A. fumigatus is presented.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Characterization; velvet regulators; Aspergillus fumigatus;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Biology
Item ID:	7176
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1111/mmi.12032
Depositing User:	Ozgur Bayram
Date Deposited:	08 Jul 2016 15:20
Journal or Publication Title:	Molecular Microbiology
Publisher:	Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Refereed:	Yes
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Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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