Research Keyword: heat stress tolerance

Function of Transcription Factors PoMYB12, PoMYB15, and PoMYB20 in Heat Stress and Growth of Pleurotus ostreatus

This research explores how specific genes in oyster mushrooms help them survive and grow better when exposed to heat stress. Scientists created mutant mushroom strains by either increasing or decreasing expression of three genes called PoMYB12, PoMYB15, and PoMYB20. They found that boosting PoMYB12 and PoMYB20 made mushrooms more heat-resistant and grow faster, while reducing PoMYB15 had similar beneficial effects. These discoveries could help farmers grow better oyster mushrooms during hot summer months when heat damage is a major problem.

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Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals the role of sugar signaling in response to high temperature stress in Armillaria gallica

Scientists studied how a fungus called Armillaria gallica responds to high heat, which is important because this fungus forms a partnership with a valuable medicinal plant called Gastrodia elata. They compared a heat-tolerant fungal strain with a heat-sensitive one and found that the heat-tolerant strain increases sugar accumulation and activates specific genes that help it survive hot conditions. Adding sucrose to the fungus’s growth medium helped it tolerate heat better, suggesting that sugar plays a key role in heat stress protection.

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