Molecular Genetics and Biosynthesis of Biotechnological Products by Filamentous Fungi and Yeasts

Dear Colleagues,

Filamentous fungi and yeasts are important eukaryotic organisms from a biotechnological point of view, since they are able to synthesize relevant primary and secondary metabolites (organic acids, antibiotics, immunosuppressants, pigments, mycotoxins, etc.), and are also used as platforms for the production of heterologous and homologous proteins. This Special Issue of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences invites researchers to contribute research articles, reviews and opinions addressing relevant topics in molecular genetics and aspects related to the biosynthesis of primary and secondary metabolites and macromolecules of industrial interest by filamentous fungi and yeasts. These topics can include, but are not limited to, the genetic analysis of biosynthetic gene clusters, the transport of metabolites, regulatory circuits and transcription factors, epigenetic regulation, bioinformatics and genome mining, metabolic engineering and synthetic biology, the isolation and structural elucidation of novel fungal secondary metabolites, protein expression and any other biotechnological applications of these microorganisms.

Dr. Carlos García-Estrada
Prof. Dr. Juan Francisco Martín
Dr. Carlos Barreiro
Guest Editors

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• filamentous fungi
• yeasts
• eukaryotic organisms
• primary and secondary metabolites
• biotechnological products