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13 The Regulation of Carbon Metabolism in Filamentous Fungi

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Part of the book series: The Mycota ((MYCOTA,volume III))

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Microorganisms have been selected to be metabolically efficient. Simple sugars such as glucose or sucrose are used in preference to more complex carbon sources, and the regulatory mechanisms required for achieving this in filamentous fungi form the focus of this chapter. Specifically, transport and sensing of glucose are considered, also induction and repression of genes. These processes have been thoroughly studied in Aspergillus nidulans. Although much is known, this chapter also underscores that we are still some way from a full understanding of the regulation of carbon metabolism in filamentous fungi.

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Kelly, J.M. (2016). 13 The Regulation of Carbon Metabolism in Filamentous Fungi. In: Hoffmeister, D. (eds) Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The Mycota, vol III. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27790-5_13

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