Component of the COP9 signalosome (CSN) complex that acts as an regulator of the ubiquitin (Ubl) conjugation pathway by mediating the deneddylation of the cullin subunit of SCF-type E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes (By similarity). The CSN complex seems to link protein degradation to sexual development. May be required for sporulation only at elevated temperatures. Component of the COP9 signalosome (CSN) complex. Present in uninduced vegetative hyphae, induced conidiating cultures and in both conidiospores and ascospores. Belongs to the CSN7/EIF3M family. CSN7 subfamily.