Chlamydospore formation in the edible mushroom Volvariella volvacea is crucial for its stress tolerance and survival, but its underlying molecular and structural regulatory mechanisms remain largely elusive compared with model fungi. This lack of knowledge hinders efforts to improve stress resistance and advance molecular breeding in this economically important species. To address this, we conduc…
Fungi often stay hidden in our world, out of sight and out of mind. But hidden within them is an enormous range of forms, functions, and possibilities.
Although water can freeze below 0 degrees Celsius, it requires a little help–in the form of a nucleation site–to do so. Often temperatures must dip well below 0 degrees Celsius for droplets to become ice. But a new study shows that at least one fungus forms proteins that help the process along. The proteins come […]
