A gene regulating ergot alkaloid biosynthesis in .

Unlabelled: Ergot alkaloid synthesis () gene clusters found in several fungi encode biosynthesis of agriculturally and pharmaceutically important ergot alkaloids. Although the biosynthetic genes of the ergot alkaloid pathway have been well characterized, regulation of those genes is unknown. We characterized a gene with sequence similarity to a putative transcription factor and that was found adjacent to the cluster of , a plant symbiont and insect pathogen.

Ergot Alkaloid Synthesis Capacity of Penicillium camemberti.

Ergot alkaloids are specialized fungal metabolites with potent biological activities. They are encoded by well-characterized gene clusters in the genomes of producing fungi. plays a major role in the ripening of Brie and Camembert cheeses.