The global APSES transcription factor PeStuA modulates growth, development, stress response, hydrophobicity, patulin biosynthesis and pathogenicity in Penicillium expansum.

Penicillium expansum, a destructive postharvest pathogen responsible for blue mold decay and produces the mycotoxin patulin, leading to considerable economic and food safety concerns. The APSES transcription factors are essential regulators in fungi,…

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