Aspergillus: 50 Years on

Part 1 Introduction: the early history, A. Roper; humble beginnings at Glasgow university, E. Forbes; pedigree of the authors, S.D. Martinelli; aspergillus nidulans as an experimental organism, S.D. Martinelli. Part 2 Metabolism and its control: carbon metabolism in aspergilli, D.A. Hondmann and J. Visser; alcohol metabolism, B. Felenbok and H.M. Sealy-Lewis; inorganic nitrogen assimilation - molecular aspects, J.R. Kinghorn and S.E. Unkles; control of metabolic flux in the shikimate and quinate pathways, A.R. Hawkins et al; the purine degradation pathway, genetics, biochemistry and regulation, C. Scazzocchio; the proline utilization pathway, history and beyond, C. Scazzocchio; regulation of acetamide utilization, M.J. Hynes; sulphur metabolism, A. Paszewski et al. Part 3 Global gene regulation: nitrogen metabolite repression, M.X. Caddick; carbon catabolite repression, J.M. Kelly; regulation of gene expression by oxygen, phosphorus and pH, H.N. Arst. Part 4 Development, morphology and organelles: genetic regulation of conidiation, W.E. Timberlake and A.J. Clutterbuck; sexual sporulation, S.P. Champe et al; control of cell growth, J.H. Doonan; ribsomes, S.D. Martinelli; mitochondria, T.A. Brown. Part 5 Applied aspects: heterologous gene expression and protein secretion in aspergillus, W. Davies; economically important organic acid and enzyme products, E.A. Bodie et al; penicillin biosynthesis, J.M. Luengo and M.A. Penalva. Part 6 Molecular tools: vectors for genetic manipulation, G. Turner; molecular characterization of chromosomes by pulsed field electrophoresis, G.L. Carter et al. Part 7 Further topics: homologous recombination, F. Osman et al; translational suppression, S.D. Martinelli; phenoloxidases, G.W. Griffith. Part 8 Appendices: linkage map and loci, A.J. Clutterbuck; gene symbols, S.D. Martinelli; media, S.D. Martinelli; source of strains and vectors, S.D. Martinelli.