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A group of scientists led by Professor Shirasawa Kent of the Kazusa DNA Research Institute in Chiba Province said they have completely sequenced the genome of the matsutake
As reported by Ukrinform, this was reported by NHK.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has included matsutake mushrooms on its endangered species list. These mushrooms are considered a valuable delicacy in Japan.
According to the scientists, they used a new technology to analyze the long genome sequence to obtain the genetic information of matsutake mushrooms.
They learned that mushrooms have 13 chromosomes and about 160 million pairs of nucleotides, as well as about 22,000 genes that determine their shape, taste and aroma.
The scientists also said that the genomic data will help identify the substances necessary for fungal growth, as well as the genes responsible for their particular taste and aroma.
Shirasawa noted that for the first time in the world, complete sequencing of the genome of any fungus has been performed. According to him, the work done by his group will help matsutake cultivation in the future.
As Ukrinform reports, a group of scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has sequenced the genome from late Pleistocene human remains from the southwestern region of the country.
Source: Ukrinform
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