In
order to optimally utilise fungi, and to fight them when necessary, we require
greater insight into the functions that they can perform. Researchers at TU
Delft and Utrecht University have exposed a new layer of functional complexity
in fungi. They published their findings in Nature
Scientific Reports.
The
researchers used Schizophyllum commune
as a model for their study of the functional consequences of the products of
alternative splicing in fungi. This gave them evidence indicating the presence
of thousands of extra products -- more than any other fungus studied. These
alternative products may function as important regulators for the processing of
nutrients.
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