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SUBMITTER: Cary JW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5666362 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cary Jeffrey W JW Harris-Coward Pamela P Scharfenstein Leslie L Mack Brian M BM Chang Perng-Kuang PK Wei Qijian Q Lebar Matthew M Carter-Wientjes Carol C Majumdar Rajtilak R Mitra Chandrani C Banerjee Sourav S Chanda Anindya A
Toxins 20171012 10
Homeobox proteins, a class of well conserved transcription factors, regulate the expression of targeted genes, especially those involved in development. In filamentous fungi, homeobox genes are required for normal conidiogenesis and fruiting body formation. In the present study, we identified eight homeobox (<i>hbx</i>) genes in the aflatoxin-producing ascomycete, <i>Aspergillus flavus</i>, and determined their respective role in growth, conidiation and sclerotial production. Disruption of seven ...[more]