Nuclear dynamics in the homothallic ascomycete Sordaria fimicola.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coprophilous ascomycete Sordaria fimicola usually reproduces sexually. Sexual differentiation in S. fimicola is accompanied by cellular and morphological changes, followed by multicellular tissue development to complete the sexual cycle. Although the morphological features of the sexual reproductive structure in S. fimicola have been well characterized, little is known about the nuclear dynamics and organization during these processes. Therefore, in this study, we successfully developed an Agrobacterium-mediated protoplast transformation protocol and generated histone H2B-mCherry-labeled S. fimicola strains. The life cycle of S. fimicola begins with germination of the ascospore and ends with the formation and discharge of new ascospores from the mature black sexual f

SUBMITTER: Krobanan K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6029984 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature