Gene Expression Systems in Fungi: Advancements and Applications

Gene expression by yeasts versus filamentous fungi - perspectives and challenges.- Ascomycetes as fungal workhorses for industry.- Industrial uses of Zygomycetes.- Biotechnological application of basidiomycetes.- Mining fungal genomes for improvement of gene expression.- Targets of strain improvement in fungi.- Sexual development for strain improvement of fungi.- Using chromatin modification in biotechnology.- Awakening silent clusters for expression secondary metabolites.- High throughput construction of genetically modified fungi.- Regulatory mechanisms in enzyme production by fungi.- Regulatory mechanisms in production of metabolites by fungi.- Production of enzymes and performance proteins in Trichoderma reesei.- Aspergilli - versatile producers of proteins and metabolites.- Fungal gene expression systems for antibiotics production.- Novel fungal gene expression systems for the future of biotechnology.- Designing the ideal production host - strategies and challenges in strain improvement.- Challenges and perspectives in expression of enzymes and performance proteins.- Exploiting natural selection - are novel fungal isolates the future of industrial biotechnology?.- Targeted genetic modification of organisms versus random mutagenesis - will societal acceptance influence industrial strategies?.