The 14-3-3 homolog, ArtA, regulates development and secondary metabolism in the opportunistic plant pathogen Aspergillus flavus.
This study reports a 14-3-3 protein affecting secondary metabolism in filamentous fungi. Importantly, artA regulates the biosynthesis of the potent carcinogenic compound AFB1 as well as the production of other secondary metabolites.
PMID: 29247055 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Ibarra BA, Lohmar JM, Satterlee T, McDonald T, Cary JW, Calvo AM Tags: Appl Environ Microbiol Source Type: research
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