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SUBMITTER: Cary JW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3445981 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cary Jeffrey W JW Harris-Coward Pamela Y PY Ehrlich Kenneth C KC Mack Brian M BM Kale Shubha P SP Larey Christy C Calvo Ana M AM
Eukaryotic cell 20120713 9
The transcription factors NsdC and NsdD are required for sexual development in Aspergillus nidulans. We now show these proteins also play a role in asexual development in the agriculturally important aflatoxin (AF)-producing fungus Aspergillus flavus. We found that both NsdC and NsdD are required for production of asexual sclerotia, normal aflatoxin biosynthesis, and conidiophore development. Conidiophores in nsdC and nsdD deletion mutants had shortened stipes and altered conidial heads compared ...[more]