Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla, Spain; email:
Annu Rev Genet. 2019 Dec 3;53:149-170. doi: 10.1146/annurev-genet-120417-031415. Epub 2019 Aug 26.
Fungi see light of different colors by using photoreceptors such as the White Collar proteins and cryptochromes for blue light, opsins for green light, and phytochromes for red light. Light regulates fungal development, promotes the accumulation of protective pigments and proteins, and regulates tropic growth. The White Collar complex (WCC) is a photoreceptor and a transcription factor that is responsible for regulating transcription after exposure to blue light. In , light promotes the interaction of WCCs and their binding to the promoters to activate transcription. In , the WCC and the phytochrome interact to coordinate gene transcription and other responses, but the contribution of these photoreceptors to fungal photobiology varies across fungal species. Ultimately, the effect of light on fungal biology is the result of the coordinated transcriptional regulation and activation of signal transduction pathways.
真菌通过使用感光体（如白 collar 蛋白和隐色素用于蓝光、视蛋白用于绿光以及光敏色素用于红光）来感知不同颜色的光。光调节真菌的发育，促进保护性色素和蛋白质的积累，并调节向性生长。白 collar 复合物（WCC）是一种感光体和转录因子，负责在暴露于蓝光后调节转录。在，光促进 WCC 相互作用及其与启动子的结合以激活转录。在，WCC 和光敏色素相互作用以协调基因转录和其他反应，但这些感光体对真菌光生物学的贡献在不同真菌物种中有所不同。最终，光对真菌生物学的影响是协调的转录调控和信号转导途径激活的结果。
