Metabolic reprogramming driven by mpSte11A&nbsp;deletion redirects carbon flux toward overproduction of Monascus&nbsp;pigments in Monascus ruber

Tingya Wang; Yali Duan; Yuting Liu; Mu Li

doi:10.3897/arphapreprints.e194021

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https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e194021 (02 Apr 2026)

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doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e194021

First posted 02 Apr 2026

Authors

Tingya Wang - Corresponding author

Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China

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Yali Duan

Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China

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Yuting Liu

Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China

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Mu Li - Corresponding author

Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China

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Author contributions

Tingya Wang: Data curation, Validation, Writing - original draft; Investigation, Methodology, Writing - original draft; Formal analysis, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing; Yali Duan: Investigation; Yuting Liu: Writing; Mu Li: Project administration, Supervision, Funding acquisition, Writing - review & editing.

Conflict of interest

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Supporting agencies

NSFC - National Natural Science Foundation of China

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