Systems biology-guided understanding of white-rot fungi for biotechnological applications: A review.

ABSTRACT: Plant-derived biomass is the most abundant biogenic carbon source on Earth. Despite this, only a small clade of organisms known as white-rot fungi (WRF) can efficiently break down both the polysaccharide and lignin components of plant cell walls. This unique ability imparts a key role for WRF in global carbon cycling and highlights their potential utilization in diverse biotechnological applications. To date, research on WRF has primarily focused on their extracellular 'digestive enzymes' whereas knowledge of their intracellular metabolism remains underexplored. Systems biology is a powerful approach to elucidate biological processes in numerous organisms, including WRF. Thus, here we review systems biology methods applied to WRF to date, highlight observations related to their intracellul

SUBMITTER: Kijpornyongpan T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9272384 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature