Anna M. Köhler

This study identifies three conserved arginine residues in the velvet DNA-binding region of Aspergillus nidulans VelB essential for function, showing their role in electrostatic interactions and DNA recognition.

The paper shows that VeA, a fungal transcription factor, shuttles between the cytoplasm and nucleus during different developmental stages, with nuclear localization required for sexual development and cytoplasmic presence needed for asexual development.

The paper identifies the VelB intrinsically disordered domain's role in promoting selective heterodimer formation and regulating protein stability in fungal development.