Potential molecular mechanisms for fruiting body formation of Cordyceps illustrated in the case of Cordyceps sinensis.

ABSTRACT: The fruiting body formation mechanisms of Cordyceps sinensis are still unclear. To explore the mechanisms, proteins potentially related to the fruiting body formation, proteins from fruiting bodies, and mycelia of Cordyceps species were assessed by using two-dimensional fluorescence difference gel electrophoresis, and the differential expression proteins were identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation tandem time of flight mass spectrometry. The results showed that 198 differential expression proteins (252 protein spots) were identified during the fruiting body formation of Cordyceps species, and 24 of them involved in fruiting body development in both C. sinensis and other microorganisms. Especially, enolase and malate dehydrogenase were first found to play an important rol

SUBMITTER: Feng K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6059060 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature