Truncation of the transcriptional repressor protein Cre1 in Trichoderma reesei Rut-C30 turns it into an activator

Abstract Background The filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei (T. reesei) is a natural producer of cellulolytic and xylanolytic enzymes and is therefore industrially used. Many industries require high amounts of enzymes, in particular cellulases. Strain improvement strategies by random mutagenesis y...

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Main Authors: Alice Rassinger, Agnieszka Gacek-Matthews, Joseph Strauss, Robert L. Mach, Astrid R. Mach-Aigner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Fungal Biology and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40694-018-0059-0