Corrochano Lab

Identification of phototropism gene madC in Phycomyces as a regulator or Ras.
http://www.nature.com/articles/srep44790

A Ras GTPase associated protein is involved in the phototropic and circadian photobiology responses in fungi Light is an environmental signal perceived by most eukaryotic organisms and that can have major impacts on their growth and development. The MadC protein in the fungus Phycomyces blakesleeanus (Mucoromycotina) has been postulated to form part of the photosensory input for phototropism of the fruitin...

Targets of the transcription factor ADV-1 in N. crassa connect light and clock regulation with development
http://www.g3journal.org/content/7/1/129.full -1

Next Section Abstract Light and the circadian clock have a profound effect on the biology of organisms through the regulation of large sets of genes. Toward understanding how light and the circadian clock regulate gene expression, we used... -... Circadian clocks, comprised of molecular oscillators, provide a mechanism for organisms to coordinate their physiology and behavior with daily environmental cycles, and to maintain internal temporal order (Bell-Pedersen et al. 2005). External cues, particularly light signals, entrain clocks to 24-hr...

Regulating the activity of Arabidopsis cryptochrome 2 by protein interactions
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/354/6310/343

Photoactivation and inactivation of Arabidopsis cryptochrome 2 In plants, blue light is perceived by cryptochromes, which, once activated, set off signaling events that regulate gene expression, circadian rhythms, and photomorphogenesis. Wang et al. now show that in the model plant Arabidopsis , one of the functions of activated cryptochromes, which are dimers…

Read this interesting summary by in of the consequences of WGD in and Mucor
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096098221630690X

Fungal Evolution: Mucor and Phycomyces See Double Newly available genome sequences of two Mucoralean fungi, Phycomyces blakesleeanus and Mucor circinelloides, provide evidence for an ancient whole-genome duplication that contributed to the generation of expanded gene families. These fungi have robust responses to light that can be correlated with t...