Table 1 List of A. nidulans strains used in this study

AR4

argB2, metG1, biA1

MA Peñalva (CIB/CSIC) (lab strain)

AR5

biA1

MA Peñalva (lab strain)

AR66; AR67

[gpdA_p::xlnR/pILJ16]-argB2, metG1, biA1

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AR70

metG1, biA1, [pILJ16]-argB2

M Orejas (unpublished work)

AR83

pabaA1, yA2, argB2, pacC^c14

E Espeso (CIB/CSIC) (lab strain)

AR137; AR138

[xlnA_p::rhaA]-xlnA, argB2, metG1, biA1

This study

AR142; AR143

[xlnB_p::rhaA]-xlnB, argB2, metG1, biA1

This study

AR152

[xlnA_p::rhaA]-xlnA, pabaA1, biA1, pacC^c14

This study

AR181

argB2, pabaA1, yA2, palA1

E Espeso (lab strain)

AR187

[xlnB_p::rhaA]-xlnB, pabaA1, yA2, palA1

This study

AR201

[xlnB_p::rhaA]-xlnB, [gpdA_p::xlnR]-argB2, biA1

This study

AR206

[xlnB_p::rhaA]-xlnB, [gpdA_p::xlnR]-argB2, metG1, biA1

This study

AR207

[xlnB_p::rhaA]-xlnB, [gpdA_p::xlnR]-argB2, pabaA1, yA2, palA1

This study

AR208

[xlnB_p::rhaA]-xlnB, [gpdA_p::xlnR]-argB2, metG1, pabaA1, yA2, palA1

This study

AR210

[xlnA_p::rhaA]-xlnB, [gpdA_p::xlnR]-argB2, pabaA1, biA1

This study

AR211

[xlnA_p::rhaA]-xlnA, [gpdA_p::xlnR]-argB2, biA1

This study