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 …

Jasmonate signaling and manipulation by pathogens and insects

L Zhang, F Zhang, M Melotto, J Yao… - Journal of experimental …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Plants synthesize jasmonates (JAs) in response to developmental cues or environmental
stresses, in order to coordinate plant growth, development or defense against pathogens …

Elucidating the mechanisms underlying enhanced drought tolerance in plants mediated by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

S Cheng, YN Zou, K Kuča, A Hashem… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Plants are often subjected to various environmental stresses during their life cycle, among
which drought stress is perhaps the most significant abiotic stress limiting plant growth and …

Ectomycorrhizal ecology is imprinted in the genome of the dominant symbiotic fungus Cenococcum geophilum

M Peter, A Kohler, RA Ohm, A Kuo, J Krützmann… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The most frequently encountered symbiont on tree roots is the ascomycete Cenococcum
geophilum, the only mycorrhizal species within the largest fungal class Dothideomycetes, a …

Significance of oxygen transport through aquaporins

JJ Zwiazek, H Xu, X Tan, A Navarro-Ródenas… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Aquaporins are membrane integral proteins responsible for the transmembrane transport of
water and other small neutral molecules. Despite their well-acknowledged importance in …

The ectomycorrhizal contribution to tree nutrition

A Becquer, C Guerrero-Galán, JL Eibensteiner… - Advances in Botanical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Trees can be associated with dozens of fungi helping them to acquire resources from forest
soils. The most widespread mutualistic association in boreal and temperate forests is the …

Ectomycorrhizal symbiosis helps plants to challenge salt stress conditions

C Guerrero-Galán, M Calvo-Polanco, SD Zimmermann - Mycorrhiza, 2019 - Springer
Soil salinity is an environmental condition that is currently increasing worldwide. Plant
growth under salinity induces osmotic stress and ion toxicity impairing root water and …

The complete mitochondrial genomes of two model ectomycorrhizal fungi (Laccaria): features, intron dynamics and phylogenetic implications

Q Li, L Yang, D Xiang, Y Wan, Q Wu, W Huang… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Laccaria amethystine and L. bicolor have served as model species for studying the life
history and genetics of ectomycorrhizal fungi. However, the characterizations and variations …

Transcriptome data reveal conserved patterns of fruiting body development and response to heat stress in the mushroom-forming fungus Flammulina filiformis

XB Liu, EH Xia, M Li, YY Cui, PM Wang, JX Zhang… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Mushroom-forming fungi are complex multicellular organisms that form the basis of a large
industry, yet, our understanding of the mechanisms of mushroom development and its …

Plant water transport and aquaporins in oxygen-deprived environments

X Tan, H Xu, S Khan, MA Equiza, SH Lee… - Journal of Plant …, 2018 - Elsevier
Oxygen deprivation commonly affects plants exposed to flooding and soil compaction. The
resulting root hypoxia has an immediate effect on plant water relations and upsets water …