It’s all in the genes : the regulatory pathways of sexual reproduction in filamentous ascomycetes

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Wilson, Andrea M.
Wilken, Pieter Markus
Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta
Wingfield, Michael J.
Wingfield, Brenda D.

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MDPI Publishing

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Sexual reproduction in filamentous ascomycete fungi results in the production of highly specialized sexual tissues, which arise from relatively simple, vegetative mycelia. This conversion takes place after the recognition of and response to a variety of exogenous and endogenous cues, and relies on very strictly regulated gene, protein, and metabolite pathways. This makes studying sexual development in fungi an interesting tool in which to study gene–gene, gene–protein, and protein–metabolite interactions. This review provides an overview of some of the most important genes involved in this process; from those involved in the conversion of mycelia into sexually-competent tissue, to those involved in the development of the ascomata, the asci, and ultimately, the ascospores.

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Sexual reproduction, Fungi, Filamentous ascomycetes, Gene expression, Regulatory networks, Functional characterisation

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Wilson, A.M., Wilken, P.M., Van der Nest, M.A. et al. 2019, 'It’s all in the genes : the regulatory pathways of sexual reproduction in filamentous ascomycetes', Genes, vol. 10, no. 330, pp. 1-22.