Exposing their vegetative bodies to the light, lichens are outstanding amongst other fungal
symbioses. Not requiring a pre‐established host,'lichenized fungi'build an entirely new …

Lichen secondary metabolites have tremendous pharmaceutical and industrial potential.
Although more than 1000 metabolites have been reported from lichens, less than 10 have …

Primary biosynthetic enzymes involved in the synthesis of lichen polyphenolic compounds
depsides and depsidones are non-reducing polyketide synthases (NR-PKSs), and …

Fungi produce a vast number of secondary metabolites that shape their interactions with
other organisms and the environment. Characterizing the genes underpinning metabolite …

Holobionts are dynamic ecosystems that may respond to abiotic drivers with compositional
changes. Uncovering elevational diversity patterns within these microecosystems can further …

Highlights•Pathogenic fungi produce secondary metabolites (SMs) to control the host and its
environment.•Functional genomics facilitates identification of new SM effectors.•Population …

Circadian regulation is linked to local environmental adaptation, and many species with
broad climatic niches display variation in circadian genes. Here, we hypothesize that …

In lichen symbioses, fungal secondary metabolites provide UV protection on which lichen
algae such as trebouxiophycean green algae—the most prominent group of photobionts in …

Natural products of lichen-forming fungi are structurally diverse and have a variety of
medicinal properties. Despite this, they have limited implementation in industry mostly …

Lichens are symbiotic associations consisting of a photobiont (algae or cyanobacteria) and
a mycobiont (fungus). They are known to produce a variety of unique secondary metabolites …