"A natural product called aniquinazolin B that is isolated from the marine fungus Aspergillus nidulans stimulates the opioid receptors and could possibly thus be used instead of opioids in future ...

NEKs were first identified in a fungal species, Aspergillus nidulans, as key regulators of mitosis. These proteins have since been found across a wide range of eukaryotes, where they are critical ...