Significant alteration of gene expression in wood decay fungi Postia placenta and Phanerochaete chrysosporium by plant species.

ABSTRACT: Identification of specific genes and enzymes involved in conversion of lignocellulosics from an expanding number of potential feedstocks is of growing interest to bioenergy process development. The basidiomycetous wood decay fungi Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Postia placenta are promising in this regard because they are able to utilize a wide range of simple and complex carbon compounds. However, systematic comparative studies with different woody substrates have not been reported. To address this issue, we examined gene expression of these fungi colonizing aspen (Populus grandidentata) and pine (Pinus strobus). Transcript levels of genes encoding extracellular glycoside hydrolases, thought to be important for hydrolytic cleavage of hemicelluloses and cellulose, showed little difference

SUBMITTER: Vanden Wymelenberg A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3127733 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature