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. 1991 Dec 25;19(24):6883–6886. doi: 10.1093/nar/19.24.6883

Blue light induction of conidiation-specific genes in Neurospora crassa.

F R Lauter 1, V E Russo 1
PMCID: PMC329324  PMID: 1837079

Abstract

The con genes of Neurospora crassa are preferentially expressed during a developmental process known as conidiation. We present evidence indicating that transcription of con-5 and con-10 is also stimulated by blue light. Transcription of these genes was not photoinducible in wc-1 and wc-2 mutant strains. The response of con-5 and con-10 to blue light was similar to that of al-1 and al-2, genes involved in carotenoid biosynthesis, and bli-3 and bli-4, blue light inducible genes.

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