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Light Receptor Gene Shapes Enoki Mushroom Growth

Light Receptor Gene Shapes Enoki Mushroom Growth

Winter mushroom, Enoki

What they found

Modifying the FfCry light receptor gene in enoki stunted growth, with shorter stems and smaller caps.

Modifying the FfCry light receptor gene in enoki stunted growth, with shorter stems and smaller caps.

How solid is it?

Lab dish

Lab dish

Lab – genetic study

Lab – genetic study

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At a glance

Latin name

Flammulina filiformis

Flammulina filiformis

Compound

FfCry

FfCry

Published in

ScienceDirect

ScienceDirect

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Section

GROWING & GOURMET

GROWING & GOURMET

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Light-Sensing Mushroom Mutations

Light-Sensing Mushroom Mutations

Scientists found that tweaking a mushroom's light receptor genes (FfCry) changed how it grows - resulting in shorter stems and smaller caps. When they modified this gene in winter mushroonms (Flammulina filiformis), it led to stunted growth by affecting how the mushroom builds its cell walls and processes nutrients.

Scientists found that tweaking a mushroom's light receptor genes (FfCry) changed how it grows - resulting in shorter stems and smaller caps. When they modified this gene in winter mushroonms (Flammulina filiformis), it led to stunted growth by affecting how the mushroom builds its cell walls and processes nutrients.

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