Evolutionary analysis of hydrophobin gene family in two wood-degrading basidiomycetes, Phlebia brevispora and Heterobasidion annosum s.l.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hydrophobins are small secreted cysteine-rich proteins that play diverse roles during different phases of fungal life cycle. In basidiomycetes, hydrophobin-encoding genes often form large multigene families with up to 40 members. The evolutionary forces driving hydrophobin gene expansion and diversification in basidiomycetes are poorly understood. The functional roles of individual genes within such gene families also remain unclear. The relationship between the hydrophobin gene number, the genome size and the lifestyle of respective fungal species has not yet been thoroughly investigated. Here, we present results of our survey of hydrophobin gene families in two species of wood-degrading basidiomycetes, Phlebia brevispora and Heterobasidion annosum s.l. We have also inv

SUBMITTER: Mgbeahuruike AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3879219 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature