Publications by authors named "Shulamit Greenstein"
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- Researchers studied the genes cetA and calA in Aspergillus nidulans, which code for thaumatin-like proteins, but found that deleting cetA had no major effect on the organism.
- The calA gene knockout did not change the phenotype of A. nidulans, while a double knockout of both genes (calA/cetA) led to severe germination issues in conidia, indicating they likely work together in a vital process.
- This study highlights the importance of the cetA and calA proteins in the early stages of conidial germination, marking a significant step in understanding their functions.
The asexual spore or conidium plays a critical role in the life cycle of many filamentous fungi. However, the process of conidial germination remains surprisingly obscure. To better understand this process at the molecular level we characterized the Aspergillus nidulans cetA gene which is uniquely transcribed in conidiating cultures and whose transcript is significantly enriched in mature conidia.
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