Aspergillus aculeatus ATCC 16872 Genome sequencing and assembly

Aspergillus species are important sources of enzymes and play a significant role in the global carbon cycle. The discovery of regulatory domains in the non-coding regions of important carbon flux genes will help to identify and characterize the "circuits" involved in carbon cycling. Furthermore, Aspergillus species are important models for the study of eukaryotic protein secretion, the effects of various environmental factors on suppressing or triggering the export of diverse biomass degrading enzymes, molecular mechanisms critical to fermentation process development, and mechanisms involved in the control of fungal morphology.