Colony plasticity of filamentous fungi
EMSL Project ID
50129
Abstract
Thee ascomycete industrial workhorse A. niger is one of the best studied fungalspecies with respect to plant biomass conversion. In nature, fungal colonies can cover substantial areas in which the available carbon source composition often differs significantly. It can therefore be expected that different parts of a fungal colony adapt to the local carbon sources, rather than transporting them over long distances inside the mycelium. We earlier already analyzed transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics together with enzyme assays and carbohydrate and lignin analysis to obtain a detailed understanding of the level of differentiation fungal colonies display, when confronted with different carbon sources using a special growth setup. The combined data revealed how flexible the physiology of
fungal colonies is and to which extent the local physiology is affected by carbon sources some distance away. However, some additional transcriptomics is needed to really demomstrate this and allow publication in a high impact journal.
Project Details
Project type
Limited Scope
Start Date
2018-01-15
End Date
2018-02-15
Status
Closed
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