Genomic Features of Taiwanofungus gaoligongensis and the Transcriptional Regulation of Secondary Metabolite Biosynthesis

Yadong Zhang, Yi Wang, Xiaolong Yuan, Hongling Zhang, Yuan Zheng, Katrina Maria Ramonell · 2024

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Yadong Zhang and co-authors read the genome of a wood fungus in a 2024 study. Taiwanofungus species make prized medicinal compounds. This species' genome was unsequenced, and its compound pathways unmapped. Full sequencing plus RNA data close the gap.

Its genome runs smaller than close relatives, with a distinct base mix. Compared with eleven other wood-decay fungi, compound gene clusters vary widely in count. This species holds twenty-five clusters across three enzyme families. Two named genes are tied to known acid products, and others to scent compounds. Culture conditions shift which pathway genes switch on, guided by transcription factors. The map guides future harvest of fungal chemistry.

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CREATORYadong Zhang, Yi Wang, Xiaolong Yuan, Hongling Zhang, Yuan Zheng, Katrina Maria Ramonell
YEAR2024
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE61 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC11678574

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