Mushroom cultivation presents an economically important biotechnological industry that has
markedly expanded all over the world in the past few decades. Mushrooms serve as …

Coprinus cinereus has two main types of mycelia, the asexual monokaryon and the sexual
dikaryon, formed by fusion of compatible monokaryons. Syngamy (plasmogamy) and …

GPR41 and GPR43 are related members of a homologous family of orphan G protein-
coupled receptors that are tandemly encoded at a single chromosomal locus in both …

G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling is the primary method eukaryotes use to
respond to specific cues in their environment. However, the relationship between stimulus …

Nicotinic acid has been used clinically for over 40 years in the treatment of dyslipidemia
producing a desirable normalization of a range of cardiovascular risk factors, including a …

Sexual reproduction enables genetic exchange in eukaryotic organisms as diverse as fungi,
animals, plants, and ciliates. Given its ubiquity, sex is thought to have evolved once, possibly …

Filamentous fungi are multicellular eukaryotic organisms known for nutrient recycling as well
as for antibiotic and food production. This group of organisms also contains the most …

▪ Abstract Cryptococcus neoformans is a pathogenic fungus that primarily afflicts
immunocompromised patients, infecting the central nervous system to cause …

The genome sequences of the basidiomycete Agaricomycetes species Coprinopsis cinerea,
Laccaria bicolor, Schizophyllum commune, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, and Postia …

We review here recent advances in our understanding of the genetic, molecular and
genomic basis of sex determination and sexual reproduction in the fungal kingdom as a …