LaeA control of velvet family regulatory proteins for light-dependent development and fungal cell-type specificity.

VeA is the founding member of the velvet superfamily of fungal regulatory proteins. This protein is involved in light response and coordinates sexual reproduction and secondary metabolism in Aspergillus nidulans. In the dark, VeA bridges VelB and LaeA to form the VelB-VeA-LaeA (velvet) complex. The...

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Main Authors: Ozlem Sarikaya Bayram, Ozgür Bayram, Oliver Valerius, Hee Soo Park, Stefan Irniger, Jennifer Gerke, Min Ni, Kap-Hoon Han, Jae-Hyuk Yu, Gerhard H Braus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-12-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2996326?pdf=render