Shed Light in the DaRk LineagES of the Fungal Tree of Life—STRES
The polyphyletic group of black fungi within the Ascomycota (Arthoniomycetes, Dothideomycetes, and Eurotiomycetes) is ubiquitous in natural and anthropogenic habitats. Partly because of their dark, melanin-based pigmentation, black fungi are resistant to stresses including UV- and ionizing-radiation...
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| author | Laura Selbmann Zsigmond Benkő Claudia Coleine Sybren de Hoog Claudio Donati Irina Druzhinina Tamás Emri Cassie L. Ettinger Amy S. Gladfelter Anna A. Gorbushina Igor V. Grigoriev Martin Grube Nina Gunde-Cimerman Zsolt Ákos Karányi Beatrix Kocsis Tania Kubressoian Ida Miklós Márton Miskei Lucia Muggia Trent Northen Monika Novak-Babič Christa Pennacchio Walter P. Pfliegler Istvàn Pòcsi Valeria Prigione Meritxell Riquelme Nicola Segata Julia Schumacher Ekaterina Shelest Katja Sterflinger Donatella Tesei Jana M. U’Ren Giovanna C. Varese Xabier Vázquez-Campos Vania A. Vicente Emanuel M. Souza Polona Zalar Allison K. Walker Jason E. Stajich |
| author_facet | Laura Selbmann Zsigmond Benkő Claudia Coleine Sybren de Hoog Claudio Donati Irina Druzhinina Tamás Emri Cassie L. Ettinger Amy S. Gladfelter Anna A. Gorbushina Igor V. Grigoriev Martin Grube Nina Gunde-Cimerman Zsolt Ákos Karányi Beatrix Kocsis Tania Kubressoian Ida Miklós Márton Miskei Lucia Muggia Trent Northen Monika Novak-Babič Christa Pennacchio Walter P. Pfliegler Istvàn Pòcsi Valeria Prigione Meritxell Riquelme Nicola Segata Julia Schumacher Ekaterina Shelest Katja Sterflinger Donatella Tesei Jana M. U’Ren Giovanna C. Varese Xabier Vázquez-Campos Vania A. Vicente Emanuel M. Souza Polona Zalar Allison K. Walker Jason E. Stajich |
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| description | The polyphyletic group of black fungi within the Ascomycota (Arthoniomycetes, Dothideomycetes, and Eurotiomycetes) is ubiquitous in natural and anthropogenic habitats. Partly because of their dark, melanin-based pigmentation, black fungi are resistant to stresses including UV- and ionizing-radiation, heat and desiccation, toxic metals, and organic pollutants. Consequently, they are amongst the most stunning extremophiles and poly-extreme-tolerant organisms on Earth. Even though ca. 60 black fungal genomes have been sequenced to date, [mostly in the family Herpotrichiellaceae (Eurotiomycetes)], the class Dothideomycetes that hosts the largest majority of extremophiles has only been sparsely sampled. By sequencing up to 92 species that will become reference genomes, the “Shed light in The daRk lineagES of the fungal tree of life” (STRES) project will cover a broad collection of black fungal diversity spread throughout the Fungal Tree of Life. Interestingly, the STRES project will focus on mostly unsampled genera that display different ecologies and life-styles (e.g., ant- and lichen-associated fungi, rock-inhabiting fungi, etc.). With a resequencing strategy of 10- to 15-fold depth coverage of up to ~550 strains, numerous new reference genomes will be established. To identify metabolites and functional processes, these new genomic resources will be enriched with metabolomics analyses coupled with transcriptomics experiments on selected species under various stress conditions (salinity, dryness, UV radiation, oligotrophy). The data acquired will serve as a reference and foundation for establishing an encyclopedic database for fungal metagenomics as well as the biology, evolution, and ecology of the fungi in extreme environments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-386b1b3da55745ea892f1387c0eb0aec2023-11-21T01:39:44ZengMDPI AGLife2075-17292020-12-01101236210.3390/life10120362Shed Light in the DaRk LineagES of the Fungal Tree of Life—STRESLaura Selbmann0Zsigmond Benkő1Claudia Coleine2Sybren de Hoog3Claudio Donati4Irina Druzhinina5Tamás Emri6Cassie L. Ettinger7Amy S. Gladfelter8Anna A. Gorbushina9Igor V. Grigoriev10Martin Grube11Nina Gunde-Cimerman12Zsolt Ákos Karányi13Beatrix Kocsis14Tania Kubressoian15Ida Miklós16Márton Miskei17Lucia Muggia18Trent Northen19Monika Novak-Babič20Christa Pennacchio21Walter P. Pfliegler22Istvàn Pòcsi23Valeria Prigione24Meritxell Riquelme25Nicola Segata26Julia Schumacher27Ekaterina Shelest28Katja Sterflinger29Donatella Tesei30Jana M. U’Ren31Giovanna C. Varese32Xabier Vázquez-Campos33Vania A. Vicente34Emanuel M. Souza35Polona Zalar36Allison K. Walker37Jason E. Stajich38Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, ItalyDepartment of Molecular Biotechnology and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, HungaryDepartment of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, ItalyCenter of Expertise in Mycology of Radboud University Medical Center, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, 6532 Nijmegen, The NetherlandsFondazione Edmund Mach, 38010 San Michele all’Adige, ItalyThe Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, ChinaDepartment of Molecular Biotechnology and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, HungaryGenome Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USADepartment of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USADepartment of Materials and Environment, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), 10115 Berlin, GermanyLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Berkeley, CA 94720, USAInstitute of Biology, University of Graz, Graz A-8010, AustriaDepartment Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, HungaryDepartment of Molecular Biotechnology and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, HungaryMicrobiology & Plant Pathology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USADepartment of Genetics and Applied Microbiology, Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, HungaryDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, HungaryDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34121 Trieste, ItalyLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Berkeley, CA 94720, USADepartment Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Berkeley, CA 94720, USADepartment of Molecular Biotechnology and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, HungaryDepartment of Molecular Biotechnology and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, HungaryMycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, ItalyDepartment of Microbiology, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Baja California 22980, MexicoDepartment CIBIO, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, ItalyDepartment of Materials and Environment, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), 10115 Berlin, GermanyCentre for Enzyme Innovation, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2UP, UKInstitute of Natural Sciences and Technology in the Arts, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Vienna 22180, AustriaDepartment of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna 22180, AustriaDepartment of Biosystems Engineering and BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USAMycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, ItalySchool of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2006, AustraliaDepartment of Biochemistry, Federal University of Paraná, Paraná E3100, BrazilDepartment of Biochemistry, Federal University of Paraná, Paraná E3100, BrazilDepartment Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaDepartment of Biology, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6, CanadaMicrobiology & Plant Pathology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USAThe polyphyletic group of black fungi within the Ascomycota (Arthoniomycetes, Dothideomycetes, and Eurotiomycetes) is ubiquitous in natural and anthropogenic habitats. Partly because of their dark, melanin-based pigmentation, black fungi are resistant to stresses including UV- and ionizing-radiation, heat and desiccation, toxic metals, and organic pollutants. Consequently, they are amongst the most stunning extremophiles and poly-extreme-tolerant organisms on Earth. Even though ca. 60 black fungal genomes have been sequenced to date, [mostly in the family Herpotrichiellaceae (Eurotiomycetes)], the class Dothideomycetes that hosts the largest majority of extremophiles has only been sparsely sampled. By sequencing up to 92 species that will become reference genomes, the “Shed light in The daRk lineagES of the fungal tree of life” (STRES) project will cover a broad collection of black fungal diversity spread throughout the Fungal Tree of Life. Interestingly, the STRES project will focus on mostly unsampled genera that display different ecologies and life-styles (e.g., ant- and lichen-associated fungi, rock-inhabiting fungi, etc.). With a resequencing strategy of 10- to 15-fold depth coverage of up to ~550 strains, numerous new reference genomes will be established. To identify metabolites and functional processes, these new genomic resources will be enriched with metabolomics analyses coupled with transcriptomics experiments on selected species under various stress conditions (salinity, dryness, UV radiation, oligotrophy). The data acquired will serve as a reference and foundation for establishing an encyclopedic database for fungal metagenomics as well as the biology, evolution, and ecology of the fungi in extreme environments.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/10/12/362adaptationblack fungiDothideomycetesEurotiomycetesextremophilesgenomics |
| spellingShingle | Laura Selbmann Zsigmond Benkő Claudia Coleine Sybren de Hoog Claudio Donati Irina Druzhinina Tamás Emri Cassie L. Ettinger Amy S. Gladfelter Anna A. Gorbushina Igor V. Grigoriev Martin Grube Nina Gunde-Cimerman Zsolt Ákos Karányi Beatrix Kocsis Tania Kubressoian Ida Miklós Márton Miskei Lucia Muggia Trent Northen Monika Novak-Babič Christa Pennacchio Walter P. Pfliegler Istvàn Pòcsi Valeria Prigione Meritxell Riquelme Nicola Segata Julia Schumacher Ekaterina Shelest Katja Sterflinger Donatella Tesei Jana M. U’Ren Giovanna C. Varese Xabier Vázquez-Campos Vania A. Vicente Emanuel M. Souza Polona Zalar Allison K. Walker Jason E. Stajich Shed Light in the DaRk LineagES of the Fungal Tree of Life—STRES Life adaptation black fungi Dothideomycetes Eurotiomycetes extremophiles genomics |
| title | Shed Light in the DaRk LineagES of the Fungal Tree of Life—STRES |
| title_full | Shed Light in the DaRk LineagES of the Fungal Tree of Life—STRES |
| title_fullStr | Shed Light in the DaRk LineagES of the Fungal Tree of Life—STRES |
| title_full_unstemmed | Shed Light in the DaRk LineagES of the Fungal Tree of Life—STRES |
| title_short | Shed Light in the DaRk LineagES of the Fungal Tree of Life—STRES |
| title_sort | shed light in the dark lineages of the fungal tree of life stres |
| topic | adaptation black fungi Dothideomycetes Eurotiomycetes extremophiles genomics |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/10/12/362 |
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