Sarikaya-Bayram, Ozlem, Palmer, Jonathan M., Keller, Nancy, Braus, Gerhard H. and Bayram, Ozgur (2015) One Juliet and four Romeos: VeA and its methyltransferases. Frontiers in Microbiology, 6 (1). pp. 1-7. ISSN 1664-302X
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Abstract
Fungal secondary metabolism has become an important research topic with great
biomedical and biotechnological value. In the postgenomic era, understanding the diversity
and the molecular control of secondary metabolites (SMs) are two challenging tasks
addressed by the research community. Discovery of the LaeA methyltransferase 10 years
ago opened up a new horizon on the control of SM research when it was found
that expression of many SM gene clusters is controlled by LaeA. While the molecular
function of LaeA remains an enigma, discovery of the velvet family proteins as interaction
partners further extended the role of the LaeA beyond secondary metabolism. The
heterotrimeric VelB–VeA–LaeA complex plays important roles in development, sporulation,
secondary metabolism, and pathogenicity. Recently, three other methyltransferases have
been found to associate with the velvet complex, the LaeA-like methyltransferase F and
the methyltransferase heterodimers VipC–VapB. Interaction of VeA with at least four
methyltransferase proteins indicates a molecular hub function for VeA that questions: Is
there a VeA supercomplex or is VeA part of a highly dynamic cellular control network with
many different partners?
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | This Document is Protected by copyright and was first published by Frontiers. All rights reserved. It is reproduced with permission. We would like to thank Betim Karahoda (Maynooth University, Ireland) for critical reading of the manuscript. This publication has been supported in part by a research grant from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) under Grant Number 13/CDA/2142 to Özgür Bayram, in part by National Institutes of Health Grant NIH R01 Al065728-01 to Nancy Keller and in part by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) to Gerhard H. Braus. Özlem Sarikaya-Bayramhas been supported by the Irish Research Council (IRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship (GOIPD/2014/178). |
Keywords: | secondary metabolism; methyltransferases; velvet family; LaeA; VelB–VeA–LaeA; VosA; LlmF; VapA– VipC–VapB; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Biology |
Item ID: | 5969 |
Identification Number: | 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00001 |
Depositing User: | Ozgur Bayram |
Date Deposited: | 18 Mar 2015 16:26 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
Publisher: | Frontiers |
Refereed: | Yes |
Funders: | Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), Irish Research Council (IRC) |
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URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/5969 |
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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