The kingdom Fungi, is estimated to comprise 1.5 million or more species, living in diverse environments and is closely related to human health, industrial and agricultural production, and ecosystem material circulation. Notably, around 8,000 fungal species can cause infectious plant diseases, reducing one-third of global food production, while at least 50,000 mycorrhizal fungi can establish mutualistic symbiosis with almost all terrestrial plants, and over 2,000 mushroom fungal species are another important source of food and medicine. According to current research, all aspects of fungal life activities are regulated by fungal hormones. However, the synthesis, metabolism and regulation, the signal transduction pathway, the function and action mechanism, the origin and evolution of fungal hormones remain largely unexplored.
In this Research Topic, we aim to tackle several questions in the list below:
1) What regulatory substance is a fungal hormone, and how to identify a fungal regulatory substance as a fungal hormone?
2) What are the functions of fungal hormones?
3) What are the fungal hormone synthesis and metabolism pathways and their regulatory mechanisms?
4) What is the action mechanism of fungal hormones?
5) What is the signal transduction pathway of fungal hormones?
6) How do fungal hormones originate and evolve?
7) How to measure the content of fungal hormones?
We welcome Original Research articles and Reviews covering but not limited to the following topics:
· Fungal hormone synthesis and metabolism pathways and their regulatory mechanisms;
· Signal transduction pathways of fungal hormones;
· Determination, function and action mechanism of fungal hormones;
· Origin and evolution of fungal hormones;
· Fungal hormone-mediated interactions between fungi and biotic or abiotic environments.
The kingdom Fungi, is estimated to comprise 1.5 million or more species, living in diverse environments and is closely related to human health, industrial and agricultural production, and ecosystem material circulation. Notably, around 8,000 fungal species can cause infectious plant diseases, reducing one-third of global food production, while at least 50,000 mycorrhizal fungi can establish mutualistic symbiosis with almost all terrestrial plants, and over 2,000 mushroom fungal species are another important source of food and medicine. According to current research, all aspects of fungal life activities are regulated by fungal hormones. However, the synthesis, metabolism and regulation, the signal transduction pathway, the function and action mechanism, the origin and evolution of fungal hormones remain largely unexplored.
In this Research Topic, we aim to tackle several questions in the list below:
1) What regulatory substance is a fungal hormone, and how to identify a fungal regulatory substance as a fungal hormone?
2) What are the functions of fungal hormones?
3) What are the fungal hormone synthesis and metabolism pathways and their regulatory mechanisms?
4) What is the action mechanism of fungal hormones?
5) What is the signal transduction pathway of fungal hormones?
6) How do fungal hormones originate and evolve?
7) How to measure the content of fungal hormones?
We welcome Original Research articles and Reviews covering but not limited to the following topics:
· Fungal hormone synthesis and metabolism pathways and their regulatory mechanisms;
· Signal transduction pathways of fungal hormones;
· Determination, function and action mechanism of fungal hormones;
· Origin and evolution of fungal hormones;
· Fungal hormone-mediated interactions between fungi and biotic or abiotic environments.
