Fungal photobiology: visible light as a signal for stress, space and time

Autor(es)

Fuller, Kevin K. ^[1] ; Loros, Jennifer J. ^[1] ; Dunlap, Jay C. ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Geisel Sch Med Dartmouth, Dept Genet, Hanover, NH 03755 - USA

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: CURRENT GENETICS; v. 61, n. 3, p. 275-288, AUG 2015.
• Citações Web of Science: 37

Resumo

Visible light is an important source of energy and information for much of life on this planet. Though fungi are neither photosynthetic nor capable of observing adjacent objects, it is estimated that the majority of fungal species display some form of light response, ranging from developmental decision-making to metabolic reprogramming to pathogenesis. As such, advances in our understanding of fungal photobiology will likely reach the broad fields impacted by these organisms, including agriculture, industry and medicine. In this review, we will first describe the mechanisms by which fungi sense light and then discuss the selective advantages likely imparted by their ability to do so. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 14/01229-4 - International Symposium on Fungal Stress - ISFUS
• Beneficiário: Drauzio Eduardo Naretto Rangel
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio Organização - Reunião Científica