Project description:Saprotrophic fungi, such as Aspergillus niger, grow as mycelial colonies that are often considered uniform entities. To test this uniformity, we analyzed pie-slice sections of a colony grown on spatially separated substrates (glucose, wheat bran, sugar beet pulp) using transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics. The colony tuned its response to the local carbon source composition. Plant biomass degrading CAZymes and intracellular carbon catabolic enzymes were more abundant in parts of the colony containing the corresponding sugars. For example a stronger pectinolytic response was observed in the part of the colony grown on the pectin-rich sugar beet pulp. Our results argue against a situation in which small molecules are transported efficiently through the colony and favour high diversity within the fungal colony in natural biotopes, where the substrate is typically heterogeneous. It also demonstrates the high level of plasticity of A. niger in reponse to the composition of the prevailing lignocellulose.
2019-08-23 | GSE118894 | GEO
Project description:Fungal Community Composition in Natural Habitat of Ophiocordyceps sinensis
Project description:RATIONALE: Gathering information about how often fungal infections of the blood occur in patients with cancer or in patients who have undergone stem cell transplant may help doctors learn more about the disease.
PURPOSE: This natural history study is collecting information about fungal infections of the blood over time from patients with cancer or from patients who have undergone a stem cell transplant.
Project description:Fungal secondary metabolites represent a rich and largely untapped source for bioactive molecules, including peptides with substantial structural diversity and pharmacological potential. As methods proceed to take a deep dive into fungal genomes, complimentary methods to identify bioactive components are required to keep pace with the expanding fungal repertoire. We developed PepSAVI-MS to expedite the search for natural product bioactive peptides and herein demonstrate proof-of-principle applicability of the pipeline for the discovery of bioactive peptides from fungal secretomes via identification of the antifungal killer toxin KP4 from Ustilago maydis P4. This work opens the door to investigating microbial secretomes with a new lens, and could have broad applications across human health, agriculture, and food safety.
Project description:Natural epigenetic variation provides a source for the generation of phenotypic diversity, but to understand its contribution to phenotypic diversity, its interaction with genetic variation requires further investigation. MethylC-seq from naturally-occurring Arabidopsis accessions