Fungal photobiology: a synopsis

Fungi respond and adapt to many environmental signals including light. The photobiology of fungi has been extensively investigated, but in recent years the identification of the first fungal photoreceptor, WC-1 in the ascomycete Neurospora crassa, and the discovery that similar photoreceptors are re...

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Autor: Corrochano Peláez, Luis María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/60495
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11441/60495
https://doi.org/10.5598/imafungus.2011.02.01.04
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:blue light
red light
white collar complex
Neurospora crassa
Aspergillus nidulans
Mucor circinelloides
Phycomyces blakesleeanus
Coprinopsis cinerea
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Sumario:Fungi respond and adapt to many environmental signals including light. The photobiology of fungi has been extensively investigated, but in recent years the identification of the first fungal photoreceptor, WC-1 in the ascomycete Neurospora crassa, and the discovery that similar photoreceptors are required for photoreception in other ascomycete, basidiomycete and zygomycete fungi has allowed the molecular characterization of light reception and the early steps of signal transduction in a number of model fungi. This contribution is based on presentations made at the Special Interest Group Meeting on “Fungal Photobiology” held during IMC9. The contributions summarize the current status of fungal photobiology in Aspergillus nidulans, Neurospora crassa, Mucor circinelloides, and Coprinopsis cinerea.