VI Meeting on Genetics and Cellular Biology of Basidiomycetes (GCBB-VI)
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Selection of Pleurotus ostreatus strains in a genetic breeding program
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaThe basidiomycete Pleurotus ostreatus, commonly known as oyster mushroom, is the second largest edible mushroom crop behind the white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus. It accounts for nearly one-quarter of the ... -
Enzymatic characterization of a monokaryon population of the edible mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus with a view to genetic improvement
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaIn this work the lignocellulolytic enzymes produced by the edible mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus var. florida were studied. The objective was to know their relationship with the degradation of the biopolymers present in ... -
Identification and functional characterisation of ctr1, a Pleurotus ostreatus gene coding for a copper transporter
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaCopper homeostasis is primordial for life maintenance and especially relevant for ligning-degrading fungi whose phenol-oxidase enzymes depend on this micronutrient for their activity. In this paper we report the ... -
Computational prediction of protein-coding gene and annotation of DNA sequences with agronomic interest in Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster Mushroom)
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaPleurotus ostreatus, commonly known as oyster mushroom, is a commercially important edible fungus with interesting biotechnological properties. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) analyses are rare in fungi and little is known ... -
Mapping the Pleurotus ostreatus genome
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaPleurotus ostreatus is a commercially important edible mushroom commonly known as oyster mushroom which has also important biotechnical applications. Industrial production of P.ostreatus is based on a solid fermentation process ... -
Wild strains of Agaricus bisporus: a source of tolerance to dry bubble disease: resumen de póster
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaAgaricus bisporus is susceptible to various pests and diseases. Dry bubble, caused by Verticillium fungicola, is currently the most serious disease and is distributed worldwide. All cultivars are susceptible and the ... -
Isolation, molecular characterization and location of telomeric sequences of the basidiomycete Pleurotus ostreatus var. florida
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaThe white rot fungus Pleurotus ostreatus is an edible basidiomycete of increasing biotechnological interest due to its ability to degrade both wood and chemicals related to lignin degradation products. Telomeres are ... -
Nutritional value of protein from vegetative mycelia of edible mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaThe present work was designed to study the effects of supplementation a control diet with P. ostreatus mycelium for evaluation a nutritional value of mycoprotein and possible cholesterol lowering. -
A novel thaumatin-like protein-encoding gene from Lentinula edodes, Tlg1, is involved in lentinan degradation during post-harvest preservation
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaLentinan, which is a β-1, 3-linked-D-glucan with β-1, 6 branches isolated as anti-tumor active-substance from Lentinula edodes, is purified from fresh fruiting bodies and marketed for clinical use. However, it is known ... -
Species identification and detection of fungi in biological materials by FTIR microscopy
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaFTIR spectroscopy provides the opportunity to simultaneously detect many molecular bonds or functional groups of different polysaccharides, proteins, lipids, aromatic and other compounds. The measurement principle is ... -
Secondary structure of the ribosomal PreRNA ITS2 region as a tool in studies of fungal diversity and phylogeny
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaThe ribosomal RNA gene, and particularly its 18S and 25S sequences, have proven valuable in large-scale phylogenetic analyses. The ITS region of the ribosomal RNA gene, instead, has not been regarded so useful in this ... -
Formation of hyphal loops in xylotrophic coprinoid mushrooms
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaRecent molecular analysis split the traditional genus Coprinus (Homobasidiomycetes) into four distinct genera: Coprinus, Coprinopsis, Coprinellus and Parasola. Coprinoid mushrooms are usually saprotrophic on soil and/or ... -
Copper in fruiting body development of Coprinus cinereus
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaThe model homobasidiomycete Coprinopsis cinerea grows best at 37°C, but, normally, it produces fruiting bodies only at moderate temperatures around 25-28°C. Light is needed to induce fruiting and also for fruiting body ... -
Mitogenic activated protein kinase Kpp6 signaling in the phytopathogenic Fungus Ustilago maydis: identification of downstream elements
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaPathogenicity of U.maydis is dependent on its ability to mate. Mating requires active cAMP-PKA and MAP kinase cascades and except for the signaling inputs the downstream components are also required during pathogenesis. In ... -
Molecular analysis of aminopeptidase pumAPE from Ustilago maydis encoded by APEum gene: enzyme purification and differential expression
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaHeterobasidiomycete Ustilago maydis is a dimorphic phytopathogenic fungus, causal agent of corn smut, a widespread disease. Recently, proteolytic system of this fungus was described and an aminopeptidase activity, ... -
Study of two acidic proteinases, probably involved in the dimorphism and pathogenicity of Ustilago maydis, basidiomycete of the corn smut disease
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaUstilago maydis is a dimorphic phythopathogenic fungus and the causal agent of the corn smut disease. In this work, the purification and biochemical characterization of the acid proteinases pumAe (extracellular) and pumAi ... -
Ras module function is involved in regulation of sexual development Schizophyllum commune
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaThe white rot fungus Schizophyllum commune is used as a model to investigate sexual development in hymenomycetes. We isolated the gene gap1 encoding a GTPase-activating protein for Ras. Disruption of gap1 should therefore ... -
Molecular characterization of A cellobiohydrolase gene family in the fungus Pleurotus ostreatus
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaCellulose is the most abundant biological polymer on Earth. Its chemical composition consists of D-glucose units linked by β-1,4- glycosidic bonds forming linear polymeric chains with a reducing and a non-reducing ... -
Molecular characterisation and expression analysis of developmentally regulated genes in Agaricus bisporus
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaAnalysis of cDNA transcripts, PCR based methods and genomic library screening have been used to clone and characterise developmentally regulated genes in the cultivated white button mushroom Agaricus bisporus. ... -
The Coprinus cinereus genome project
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaCoprinus cinereus is an increasingly attractive basidiomycete model system. Its genome has been sequenced and is publicly available; it is readily cultured in the laboratory on defined media, it has highly synchronous ...