Current progress in the analysis of transcriptional regulation in the industrially valuable microorganismAspergillus oryzae

Isolation and Characterization of the mheA (Most Highly Expressed) Gene of Aspergillus oryzae

“…Various strong promoters in Aspergillus oryzae have been identified [ 1 ]. These strong promoters can be divided into two major groups: one group includes promoters of genes encoding various amylases, and the other group includes promoters of genes encoding enzymes involved in glycolysis.…”

“…The promoter, which is not included in these two groups, is that of the pdcA gene coding for pyruvate decarboxylase. The pdcA gene appears to be one of the most highly expressed genes in A. oryzae , and induction of expression by the pdcA promoter has been suggested to occur in the presence of glucose [ 1 , 2 ].…”