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Biochemical and molecular aspects of growth and fruiting of the edible mushroom Agaricus bisporus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 1998

PIET W. J. DE GROOT ,
JAAP VISSER ,
LEO J. L. D. VAN GRIENSVEN  and
PETER J. SCHAAP
PIET W. J. DE GROOT
Affiliation:
Section Molecular Genetics of Industrial Micro-organisms, Wageningen Agricultural University, Dreijenlaan 2, NL-6703 HA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
JAAP VISSER
Affiliation:
Section Molecular Genetics of Industrial Micro-organisms, Wageningen Agricultural University, Dreijenlaan 2, NL-6703 HA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
LEO J. L. D. VAN GRIENSVEN
Affiliation:
Mushroom Experimental Station, P.O. box 6042, NL-5960 AA, Horst, The Netherlands
PETER J. SCHAAP
Affiliation:
Section Molecular Genetics of Industrial Micro-organisms, Wageningen Agricultural University, Dreijenlaan 2, NL-6703 HA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Abstract

The introduction of recombinant DNA technology in the field of mushroom research has resulted in the cloning and characterization of a large number of genes. In order to study the genetics of compost colonization of A. bisporus, genes encoding enzymes involved in utilization of this substrate have been isolated. In addition, a number of genes which are induced in fruit bodies during fruit body development have been cloned and they will provide more insight in the genetics of this economically important aspect of the life cycle. Other genes that were cloned encode proteins of basic biochemical routes. They provide knowledge on the importance and regulation of these routes in the life cycle of A. bisporus and add to knowledge on the general architecture of A. bisporus genes. Here we present an overview of the currently available biochemical and molecular data of A. bisporus and we discuss the importance of the available genes as genetic markers for breeding purposes.

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REVIEW
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Mycological Research , Volume 102 , Issue 11 , November 1998 , pp. 1297 - 1308
Copyright
© The British Mycological Society 1998

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