Mechanisms of stress tolerance and their effects on the ecology and evolution of mycorrhizal fungi

S Branco, A Schauster, HL Liao, J Ruytinx - New Phytologist, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Stress is ubiquitous and disrupts homeostasis, leading to damage, decreased fitness, and
even death. Like other organisms, mycorrhizal fungi evolved mechanisms for stress …

The mycorrhizal symbiosis: research frontiers in genomics, ecology, and agricultural application

FM Martin, MGA van Der Heijden - New Phytologist, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mycorrhizal symbioses between plants and fungi are vital for the soil structure, nutrient
cycling, plant diversity, and ecosystem sustainability. More than 250 000 plant species are …

Acquisition of host-derived carbon in biomass of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Pisolithus microcarpus is correlated to fungal carbon demand and plant defences

EK Stuart, V Singan, M Amirebrahimi… - FEMS microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi are key players in forest carbon (C) sequestration, receiving a
substantial proportion of photosynthetic C from their forest tree hosts in exchange for plant …

Mycorrhiza‐induced mycocypins of Laccaria bicolor are potent protease inhibitors with nematotoxic and collembola antifeedant activity

JM Plett, J Sabotič, E Vogt, F Snijders… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fungivory of mycorrhizal hyphae has a significant impact on fungal fitness and, by
extension, on nutrient transfer between fungi and host plants in natural ecosystems …

Different ectomycorrhizal fungal species impact poplar growth but not phosphorus utilization under low P supply

H Shi, U Lipka, A Polle - Tree Physiology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Tree growth is often limited by phosphorus (P) availability. The trade-off between P
homeostasis and growth is unknown. Ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi facilitate P availability but …

Snowball: a novel gene family required for developmental patterning of fruiting bodies of mushroom-forming fungi (Agaricomycetes)

C Földi, Z Merényi, B Balázs, Á Csernetics… - Msystems, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
The morphogenesis of sexual fruiting bodies of fungi is a complex process determined by a
genetically encoded program. Fruiting bodies reached the highest complexity levels in the …

[HTML][HTML] Navigating the labyrinth–Searching for mechanistic clues to explain the evolution of sequestrate Agaricales with labyrinthine internal chambers

AR Nilsen, JM Plett, TW May, T Lebel, CM Brown… - Fungal Biology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fungi exhibit a wide range of sporophore morphologies. Amongst the Agaricomycetes,
sporophores include mushroom, coralloid, bracket and sequestrate forms. A striking …

Soil organic phosphorus is mainly hydrolyzed via phosphatases from ectomycorrhiza-associated bacteria rather than ectomycorrhizal fungi

J Yuan, R Yan, X Zhang, K Su, H Liu, X Wei, R Wang… - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Background and aims Mycorrhizal fungi-released phosphatases have long been claimed
pivotal to mobilize soil organic phosphorus (P). We hypothesized that ectomycorrhizal …

[HTML][HTML] Sesquiterpenes of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Pisolithus microcarpus alter root growth and promote host colonization

JM Plett, D Wojtalewicz, KL Plett, S Collin, A Kohler… - Mycorrhiza, 2024 - Springer
Trees form symbioses with ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi, maintained in part through mutual
benefit to both organisms. Our understanding of the signaling events leading to the …

Lessons on fruiting body morphogenesis from genomes and transcriptomes of Agaricomycetes

LG Nagy, PJ Vonk, M Künzler, C Földi… - Studies in …, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
Fruiting bodies (sporocarps, sporophores or basidiomata) of mushroom-forming fungi
(Agaricomycetes) are among the most complex structures produced by fungi. Unlike …