Provided is a mutant β-glucosidase capable of more efficiently saccharifying biomass. A mutant β-glucosidase comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the amino acid sequence has asparagine at one or more positions selected from the group consisting of positions corresponding to positions 787, 790, and 797 of SEQ ID NO: 1, and has β-glucosidase activity.

The present invention discloses RNAi constructs derived from a Fusarium chitin synthase gene Chs3b, which has a nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 1. Five distinct RNAi vectors are constructed for 5 different segments of the Chs3b gene (named Chs3b-1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively), and separately transformed into Fusarium. It is found that siRiNAs in the transformed Fusarium shows a significant inhibition in fungal growth, development, and pathogenicity. The expression of the RNAi vectors against Chs3b in plants may inhibit the infection of Fusarium and improve the resistance of the transgenic plants to Fusarium head blight.

The present invention relates to the fungal protein ageritin, a nucleic acid molecule encoding said protein, host cells expressing the protein and/or the nucleic acid molecule and a plant or fungus expressing the protein and/or the nucleic acid molecule and/or comprising such host cells. The present invention further relates to using the fungal protein ageritin, the nucleic acid molecule encoding it, the host cell expressing it and/or the plant as bioinsecticide(s). The present invention further relates to a bioinsecticide composition.

The present invention relates to the fungal protein ageritin, a nucleic acid molecule encoding said protein, host cells expressing the protein and/or the nucleic acid molecule and a plant or fungus expressing the protein and/or the nucleic acid molecule and/or comprising such host cells. The present invention further relates to using the fungal protein ageritin, the nucleic acid molecule encoding it, the host cell expressing it and/or the plant as bioinsecticide(s). The present invention further relates to a bioinsecticide composition.

Provided herein are systems and methods for untargeted screening of metabolite products of biosynthetic gene clusters. In particular, systems and methods are provided for the detection of secondary metabolites and the correlation off such metabolites to the biosynthetic gene clusters responsible for the biosynthesis thereof.

Provided herein are systems and methods for untargeted screening of metabolite products of biosynthetic gene clusters. In particular, systems and methods are provided for the detection of secondary metabolites and the correlation off such metabolites to the biosynthetic gene clusters responsible for the biosynthesis thereof.

The present invention relates to fungal host cells comprising nucleic acid constructs comprising a heterologous promoter operably linked to polynucleotidea encoding a chaperone, nucleic acid constructs comprising a polynucleotide encoding a chaperone, and methods for producing polypeptides of interest.

The present invention relates to fungal host cells comprising nucleic acid constructs comprising a heterologous promoter operably linked to polynucleotidea encoding a chaperone, nucleic acid constructs comprising a polynucleotide encoding a chaperone, and methods for producing polypeptides of interest.

The present invention provides for a fungus, especially in the form of fungal mycelium, that has altered glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) expression and/or activity level and therefore exhibits modified characteristics in fruiting body development. Also provided are compositions and methods for generating living fungal mycelium with altered fruiting body development.

The present invention provides for a fungus, especially in the form of fungal mycelium, that has altered glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) expression and/or activity level and therefore exhibits modified characteristics in fruiting body development. Also provided are compositions and methods for generating living fungal mycelium with altered fruiting body development.