Light Signaling Regulates Aspergillus niger Biofilm Formation by Affecting Melanin and Extracellular Polysaccharide Biosynthesis
Wenjun Sun, Ying Yu, Jiao Chen, Bin Yu, Tianpeng Chen, Hanjie Ying, Shengmin Zhou, Pingkai Ouyang, Dong Liu, Yong Chen
Abstract
transcription factor in the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway was mediated by light signaling to promote the synthesis of melanin and extracellular polysaccharides. These findings set the stage for light signal regulation of biofilm in filamentous fungi and provide a theoretical basis for the development of a new light-controlled biofilm method to improve biofilm-based industrial fermentation.
Topics & Concepts
Aspergillus nigerBiofilmMelaninSignal transductionCell biologyMAPK/ERK pathwayBiologyCell signalingProtein kinase AChemistryKinaseBiochemistryBacteriaGeneticsBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingFungal Biology and ApplicationsProtist diversity and phylogeny