Uncovering the transcriptional landscape of Fomes fomentarius during fungal-based material production through gene co-expression network analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fungal-based composites have emerged as renewable, high-performance biomaterials that are produced on lignocellulosic residual streams from forestry and agriculture. Production at an industrial scale promises to revolutionize the world humans inhabit by generating sustainable, low emission, non-toxic and biodegradable construction, packaging, textile, and other materials. The polypore Fomes fomentarius is one of the basidiomycete species used for biomaterial production, yet nothing is known about the transcriptional basis of substrate decomposition, nutrient uptake, or fungal growth during composite formation. Co-expression network analysis based on RNA-Seq profiling has enabled remarkable insights into a range of fungi, and we thus aimed to develop such resources for F.

SUBMITTER: Cairns T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11827164 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature