Comparative analysis of the repertoire of G protein-coupled receptors of three species of the fungal genus Trichoderma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eukaryotic organisms employ cell surface receptors such as the seven-transmembrane G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) as sensors to connect to the environment. GPCRs react to a variety of extracellular cues and are considered to play central roles in the signal transduction in fungi. Several species of the filamentous ascomycete Trichoderma are potent mycoparasites, i.e. can attack and parasitize other fungi, which turns them into successful bio-fungicides for the protection of plants against fungal phytopathogens. The identification and characterization of GPCRs will provide insights into how Trichoderma communicates with its environment and senses the presence of host fungi.

Results

We mined the recently published genomes of the two mycoparasitic biocontrol age

SUBMITTER: Gruber S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3664084 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature