The pcz1 Gene, which Encodes a Zn(II)2Cys6 Protein, Is Involved in the Control of Growth, Conidiation, and Conidial Germination in the Filamentous Fungus Penicillium roqueforti

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 3; p. e0120740
• Main Authors: Gil-Durán, Carlos, Rojas-Aedo, Juan F., Medina, Exequiel, Vaca, Inmaculada, García-Rico, Ramón O., Villagrán, Sebastián, Levicán, Gloria, Chávez, Renato
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 26.03.2015; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Aspergillus; Aspergillus nidulans; Carbon; Carbon - metabolism; Carbon sources; Fungal Proteins - chemistry; Fungal Proteins - genetics; Fungal Proteins - metabolism; Fungi; Gene expression; Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; Gene Silencing; Genes; Germination; Glucose; Kinases; Metabolism; Metabolites; Neurospora crassa; Penicillium; Penicillium - physiology; Penicillium chrysogenum; Penicillium roqueforti; Phenotype; Protein Subunits; Proteins; RNA Interference; RNA, Small Interfering - genetics; RNA-mediated interference; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Yeast; Yeasts; Zinc; Chile

Proteins containing Zn(II)(2)Cys(6) domains are exclusively found in fungi and yeasts. Genes encoding this class of proteins are broadly distributed in fungi, but few of them have been functionally characterized. In this work, we have characterized a gene from the filamentous fungus Penicillium roqu...