Systematic deletion of homeobox genes in Podospora anserina uncovers their roles in shaping the fruiting body.

Higher fungi, which comprise ascomycetes and basidiomycetes, play major roles in the biosphere. Their evolutionary success may be due to the extended dikaryotic stage of their life cycle, which is the basis for their scientific name: the Dikarya. Dikaryosis is maintained by similar structures, the c...

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Main Authors: Evelyne Coppin, Véronique Berteaux-Lecellier, Frédérique Bidard, Sylvain Brun, Gwenaël Ruprich-Robert, Eric Espagne, Jinane Aït-Benkhali, Anne Goarin, Audrey Nesseir, Sara Planamente, Robert Debuchy, Philippe Silar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3360767?pdf=render