Listar VI Meeting on Genetics and Cellular Biology of Basidiomycetes (GCBB-VI) por título
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Gene expression during symbiosis in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Tricholoma vaccinum
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaWe have identified genes specifically expressed in host interaction using an RNA fingerprinting technique. These genes can subsequently be used to identify host signals for induction of genes with function in host ... -
Genetic analysis of Coprinopsis cinerea mutants with defects in fruiting body development
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaFew genes have so far been cloned and characterized in fruiting of the heterothallic mushroom Coprinopsis cinerea. Fruiting body development normally occurs on the dikaryon. However, the binucleate state of the mycelium ... -
Genetic breeding of edible mushrooms: from the genome to the production of new varieties of Pleurotus ostreatus
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaThe breeding of new varieties of industrially cultivated edible mushrooms must proceed in the framework defined by the breeding objectives, the biological characteristics of the material and the legal and cultural ... -
Genetic variability of Flammulina velutipes collections from Armenia
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaArmenian collections of Flammulina velutipes were examined for DNA sequence variability within the ribosomal ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 region. Of 22 F. velutipes collections examined, several were heterozygous for two indels and ... -
Heterologous expression of mating type genes in basidiomycetes
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaMating type genes in basidiomycetes encode two types of transcription factors (HD1 and HD2) and pheromones and pheromone receptors. Usually, mating type genes are so dissimilar in DNA sequence (allelic genes and genes ... -
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 ... -
In situ RNA-RNA hybridization: a useful method for analysis of the distribution of transcripts of various genes in Lentinula edodes fruiting bodies
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaThe in situ RNA-RNA hybridization was renewed understanding that it is a useful method for analysis of the distribution of transcripts of various genes in fruiting bodies of Lentinula edodes. By using this method, we ... -
Investigations into the fungal-fungal interaction between Verticillium fungicola and Agaricus bisporus
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaPlant and animal pathogens section The cultivated button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, is amenable to number of pathogenic threats including bacteria, viruses, mites, insects and fungi. Currently, the most significant ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
Molecular analysis of two acidic proteinases pumAe and pumAi and aminopeptidase pumAPE from Ustilago maydis: enzymes purification and differential expression
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaProteolytic system of Ustilago maydis was recently partially described (Mercado-Flores et al., 2003). Two acidic proteinases pumAe (extracellular) and pumAi (intracellular) and aminopeptidase pumAPE were detected and ... -
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. ... -
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 toolkit development for gene expression and gene silencing technologies in the homobasidiomycete Fungi Agaricus bisporus and Coprinus cinereus
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaWe have developed a “Molecular Toolkit” comprising interchangeable promoters and marker genes to facilitate transformation of homobasidiomycete mushrooms and subsequent analysis of gene expression. We will describe ... -
Monstruosities under the inkcap mushrooms
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaFour different Inkcaps were isolated from horse dung and tested for growth on different medium. In addition to normal-shaped mushrooms, three of the isolates formed fruiting body-like structures resembling the anamorphs ... -
Multiple hydrophobin genes in mushrooms
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaHydrophobins are small secreted fungal proteins that form amphipathic films on the hyphal surfaces. In the wood-rotting fungus Schizophyllum commune, four different hydrophobins are known with well established functions ... -
Mushroom breeding program in Iran
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaMushroom cultivation is a newly established, but growing industry in Iran. There are about 120 producers with a total of about 20,000 tones per year in the country. Agaricus bisporus consists of more than 85 percents of ... -
Natural and artificial hybridization of Agaricus subrufescens Peck (= A. Blazei Murrill sensu Heinemann): lessons from the quasi-alleles of the rDNA ITS1+2 region
(Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa, 2006) Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpenaAgaricus subrufescens Peck was described from both wild and cultivated specimens in 1893. It has been sporadically cultivated in various countries since that time, and is presently an economically important “nutriceutical” ...