Regulation of hydrophobin genes in Schizophyllum commune

In the homobasidiomycete schizophyllum commune four hydrophobin genes have been identified. Hydrophobins are small secreted proteins, having identical spacing of eight cysteine residues and share a common hydropathy pattern (for review see Wessels, 1997). The SC1, SC4 and SC6 hydrophobin genes are specifically transcribed in the MATA MATB heterokaryotic secondary mycelium and their transcripts can accumulate to high extent during fruiting body formation (Mulder and Wessels, 1986; Wessels et al., 1995). However, the SC3 hydrophobin gene, is highly expressed in both the monokaryon (primary mycelium) and the dikaryon (secondary mycelium) during formation of aerial hyphae (Schuren and Wessels, 1990; Schuren et al., 1993c). ... Zie: Summary and general discussion