Isolation of the MAT1-1 mating type idiomorph and evidence for selfing in the Chinese medicinal fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis

Comparison of different sequencing and assembly strategies for a repeat-rich fungal genome, Ophiocordyceps sinensis

“…It has been recently reported that both MAT1-1 and MAT1-2 were presented in a single genome and expressed in vegetative mycelia, providing evidence that O. sinensis is likely homothallic, capable of selfing (Bushley et al, 2013). This result has also been supported by genome sequencing (Hu et al, 2013).…”

Characterization and distribution of mating-type genes of the turfgrass pathogen Sclerotinia homoeocarpa on a global scale

“…Several filamentous fungi have been shown to possess MAT1-1-1 and MAT1-2-1 at unlinked loci, the characteristic MAT1 locus and a second, MAT2 (Bushley et al, 2013;Galagan et al, 2005;Geng et al, 2014;Gioti et al, 2012;Paoletti et al, 2007;Pöggeler et al, 2011;Rydholm et al, 2007;Yun et al, 1999). Our discovery of a truncated, degenerated copy of MAT1-2-1 located elsewhere in the genome of MAT1-1 isolate MB-01 allows for the possibility of a similar phenomenon occurring in historical type strains such as ATCC 10942 and IMI 167641.…”

Mating-type genes of the anamorphic fungus Ulocladium botrytis affect both asexual sporulation and sexual reproduction

“…Previously, we identified the full-length sequences of MAT1-1-1 and MAT1-2-1 genes for 26 Ulocladium species. Notably, both MAT1-1-1 and MAT1-2-1 genes were detected in the same haploid genome of all 26 Ulocladium species which appear to similar to that of Ophiocordyceps sinensis 40 , and thus all of the Ulocladium species have the potential to be homothallic 30 . Transcriptional analysis on the basis of qRT-PCR showed that both MAT1-1-1 and MAT1-2-1 genes were expressed and may be functional in all 26 Ulocladium species, suggesting that all these Ulocladium species might have the potential to reproduce sexually 30 .…”