Recent publications
1) Liu Gang, Keith F Chater,Govind Chandra, Niu Guoqing, and Tan Huarong*. (2013) Molecular Regualtion of antibiotic biosynthesis in Streptomyces. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Review, 77 (1), 112-143.
2) Pan Yuanyuan, Lu Cheng, Dong Hailing, Yu Lingjun, Liu Gang*, Tan Huarong*. (2013) Disruption of rimP-SC, encoding a ribosome assembly cofactor, markedly enhances the production of several antibiotics in Streptomyces coelicolor. Microb Cell Fact. 12(1):65.
3) Long Liangkun, Wang Yanling, Yang Jing, Xu Xinxin, Liu Gang*. (2013) A septation related gene AcsepH in Acremonium chrysogenum is involved in the cellular differentiation and cephalosporin production. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 50:11-20.
4) Liu Li, Long Liang-kun, An Yang, Yang Jing, Xu Xinxin, Hu Chang-hua*, Liu Gang*. (2013) The thioredoxin reductase-encoding gene ActrxR1 is involved in the cephalosporin C production of Acremonium chrysogenum in methionine-supplemented medium. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 97(6):2551-2562.
5) Liu L, Li Y, Li L, Cao Y, Guo L, Liu G, Che Y. 2013. Spiroketals of Pestalotiopsis fici provide evidence for a biosynthetic hypothesis involving diversified Diels-Alder reaction cascades. J Org Chem. 78(7):2992-3000.
6) Ren Jinwei, Zhang Fan, Liu Xiangyu, Li Li, Liu Gang*, Liu Xingzhong, Che Yongsheng*. (2012) Neonectrolide A, a New Oxaphenalenone Spiroketal from the Fungus Neonectria sp. Org Lett. 14(24):6226-6229.
7) Yang Jing, Xu Xinxin, Liu Gang*. (2012) Amplification of a MFS transporter encoding gene penT significantly stimulates penicillin production and enhances the sensitivity of Penicillium chrysogenum to phenylacetic acid. Journal of Genetics and Genomics. 39:593-602.
8) Long Liangkun, Yang Jing, An Yang, Liu Gang*. (2012) Disruption of a glutathione reductase encoding gene in Acremonium chrysogenum leads to reduction of its growth, cephalosporin production and antioxidative ability which is recovered by exogenous methionine. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 49: 114–122.
9) Xu Xinxin, Yang Jing, An Yang, Pan Yuanyuan, Liu Gang*. (2012) Over-expression of pcvA involved in vesicle-vacuolar fusion affects the conidiation and penicillin production in Penicillium chrysogenum. Biotechnol Lett. 34:519–526.
10) Li Erwei, Zhang Fan, Niu Shubin, Liu Xingzhong, Liu Gang,Che Yongsheng*. (2012) A spiro[chroman-3,7'-isochromene]-4,6'(8'H)-dione from the Cordyceps-colonizing fungus Fimetariella sp. Organic Letters 14(13):3320-3323.
11) An Yang, Dong Hailing, Liu Gang*. (2012) Expression of cefF significantly decreased deacetoxycephalosporin C formation during cephalosporin C production in Acremonium chrysogenum. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol. 39:269–274.