[HTML][HTML] Light and autofluorescence, multitasking features in living organisms

AC Croce - Photochem, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Organisms belonging to all life kingdoms may have the natural capacity to fluoresce.
Autofluorescence events depend on the presence of natural biomolecules, namely …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding and using fungal bioluminescence–Recent progress and future perspectives

HM Ke, IJ Tsai - Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Bioluminescence is the emission of light by a luciferin/luciferase chemical reaction within
living organisms. There are 40 bioluminescent systems known across the tree of life, but …

Family matters inside the order Agaricales: systematic reorganization and classification of incertae sedis clitocyboid, pleurotoid and tricholomatoid taxa based on an …

A Vizzini, P Alvarado, G Consiglio… - Studies in …, 2024‏ - ingentaconnect.com
The phylogenetic position of several clitocyboid/pleurotoid/tricholomatoid genera previously
consideredincertae sedis is here resolved using an updated 6-gene dataset of Agaricales …

Vertical and horizontal gene transfer shaped plant colonization and biomass degradation in the fungal genus Armillaria

N Sahu, B Indic, J Wong-Bajracharya, Z Merényi… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
The fungal genus Armillaria contains necrotrophic pathogens and some of the largest
terrestrial organisms that cause tremendous losses in diverse ecosystems, yet how they …

[HTML][HTML] Eoscyphella luciurceolata gen. and sp. nov. (Agaricomycetes) Shed Light on Cyphellopsidaceae with a New Lineage of Bioluminescent Fungi

AGS Silva-Filho, A Mombert, CC Nascimento… - Journal of Fungi, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
During nocturnal field expeditions in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest, an unexpected
bioluminescent fungus with reduced form was found. Based on morphological data, the …

Extreme overall mushroom genome expansion in Mycena ss irrespective of plant hosts or substrate specializations

CB Harder, S Miyauchi, M Virágh, A Kuo, E Thoen… - Cell Genomics, 2024‏ - cell.com
Mycena ss is a ubiquitous mushroom genus whose members degrade multiple dead plant
substrates and opportunistically invade living plant roots. Having sequenced the nuclear …

[HTML][HTML] The living light from fungi

CV Stevani, CK Zamuner, EL Bastos… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
More than 125 known species of fungi, all part of the Agaricales order, can spontaneously
emit light. This bioluminescence results from the oxidation of a luciferin derived from caffeic …

Gene age shapes the transcriptional landscape of sexual morphogenesis in mushroom-forming fungi (Agaricomycetes)

Z Merényi, M Virágh, E Gluck-Thaler, JC Slot, B Kiss… - Elife, 2022‏ - elifesciences.org
Multicellularity has been one of the most important innovations in the history of life. The role
of gene regulatory changes in driving transitions to multicellularity is being increasingly …

The luminous fungi of Japan

Y Oba, K Hosaka - Journal of Fungi, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Luminous fungi have long attracted public attention in Japan, from old folklore and fiction to
current tourism, children's toys, games, and picture books. At present, 25 species of …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal Bioluminescence: Past, Present, and Future

W Lu, AKH Priyashantha, MCA Galappaththi… - Diversity, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
The complex and diverse phenomenon of fungal bioluminescence has captured human
curiosity. Nevertheless, in the field of studies, there are not many attempts made particularly …