Every road leads to Rome: diverse biosynthetic regulation of plant cell wall-degrading enzymes in filamentous fungi Penicillium oxalicum and Trichoderma reesei

S Zhao, T Zhang, T Hasunuma, A Kondo… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Cellulases and xylanases are plant cell wall-degrading enzymes (CWDEs) that are critical to
sustainable bioproduction based on renewable lignocellulosic biomass to reduce carbon …

Neurospora intermedia from a traditional fermented food enables waste-to-food conversion

V Maini Rekdal, JM Villalobos-Escobedo… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Fungal fermentation of food and agricultural by-products holds promise for improving food
sustainability and security. However, the molecular basis of fungal waste-to-food upcycling …

Navigating the Fusarium species complex: Host-range plasticity and genome variations

VJ Armer, E Kroll, M Darino, DP Smith, M Urban… - Fungal Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Ascomycete genus Fusarium, first introduced by Link in 1809, currently consists
of 431 species and 3558 unclassified isolates and hybrids (according to NCBI Taxonomy …

Deciphering the regulatory network of the NAC transcription factor FvRIF, a key regulator of strawberry (Fragaria vesca) fruit ripening

X Li, C Martín-Pizarro, L Zhou, B Hou, Y Wang… - The Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The NAC transcription factor ripening inducing factor (RIF) was previously reported to be
necessary for the ripening of octoploid strawberry (Fragaria× ananassa) fruit, but the …

Symmetric and asymmetric DNA N6-adenine methylation regulates different biological responses in Mucorales

C Lax, SJ Mondo, M Osorio-Concepción… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract DNA N6-adenine methylation (6mA) has recently gained importance as an
epigenetic modification in eukaryotes. Its function in lineages with high levels, such as early …

Rice CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED 1 transcriptionally regulates ABA signaling to confer multiple abiotic stress tolerance

H Wei, H Xu, C Su, X Wang, L Wang - Plant Physiology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The circadian clock facilitates the survival and reproduction of crop plants under harsh
environmental conditions such as drought and osmotic and salinity stresses, mainly by …

Impact of twenty pesticides on soil carbon microbial functions and community composition

JXF Sim, B Drigo, CL Doolette, S Vasileiadis… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Pesticides are known to affect non-targeted soil microorganisms. Still, studies comparing the
effect of multiple pesticides on a wide range of microbial endpoints associated with carbon …

Edible mycelium bioengineered for enhanced nutritional value and sensory appeal using a modular synthetic biology toolkit

V Maini Rekdal, CRB van der Luijt, Y Chen… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Filamentous fungi are critical in the transition to a more sustainable food system. While
genetic modification of these organisms has promise for enhancing the nutritional value …

Impairment of the cellulose degradation machinery enhances Fusarium oxysporum virulence but limits its reproductive fitness

FM Gámez-Arjona, S Vitale, A Voxeur, S Dora… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Fungal pathogens grow in the apoplastic space, in constant contact with the plant cell wall
(CW) that hinders microbe progression while representing a source of nutrients. Although …

The enzyme interactome concept in filamentous fungi linked to biomass valorization

AV Monclaro, COG Silva, HAR Gomes… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomass represents an abundant and inexpensive source of sugars and aromatic
compounds that can be used as raw materials for conversion into value-added bioproducts …