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Recent advances in genome mining of secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters and the development of heterologous expression systems in Aspergillus nidulans

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Fungi are prolific producers of secondary metabolites (SMs) that show a variety of biological activities. Recent advances in genome sequencing have shown that fungal genomes harbor far more SM gene clusters than are expressed under conventional laboratory conditions. Activation of these “silent” gene clusters is a major challenge, and many approaches have been taken to attempt to activate them and, thus, unlock the vast treasure chest of fungal SMs. This review will cover recent advances in genome mining of SMs in Aspergillus nidulans. We will also discuss current updates in gene annotation of A. nidulans and recent developments in A. nidulans as a molecular genetic system, both of which are essential for rapid and efficient experimental verification of SM gene clusters on a genome-wide scale. Finally, we will describe advances in the use of A. nidulans as a heterologous expression system to aid in the analysis of SM gene clusters from other fungal species that do not have an established molecular genetic system.

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Acknowledgments

C.C.C.W and B.R.O gratefully acknowledge the National Institutes of Health (GM084077) for supporting research on Aspergillus nidulans secondary metabolism. We also thank Elizabeth Oakley and Dr. James Sanchez for their editorial assistance.

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  1. Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, John Stauffer Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, 1985 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA

    Junko Yaegashi & Clay C. C. Wang

  2. Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 66045, USA

    Berl R. Oakley

  3. Department of Chemistry Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA

    Clay C. C. Wang

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Yaegashi, J., Oakley, B.R. & Wang, C.C.C. Recent advances in genome mining of secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters and the development of heterologous expression systems in Aspergillus nidulans . J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 41, 433–442 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10295-013-1386-z

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