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Current Overview of Breeding and Genomic Studies of White Button Mushroom ( Agaricus bisporus )

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• Rajender Singh 5 ,
• Saurabh Singh 6 ,
• Babita Kumari 7 ,
• Susheel Kumar Sharma 8 &
• Devender Sharma 9  

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Agaricus bisporus is a popular edible mushroom that is cultivated worldwide. Agaricus bisporus is the model fungus which acts as an important component of the human diet for over 200 years. Repetitive DNA elements are ubiquitous constituents of eukaryotic genomes and the availability of whole genome sequence leads to draw a picture of the genome-wide distribution of genes of interest. This also provides insights into potential mechanisms of genome arrangement and their expression pattern. The genomic data played an important role in assessing the evolution, adaptation of mushrooms and will enhance the scope of future genetic improvements of A. bisporus . Several microsatellites appeared widely and distributed over the whole genome sequence of A. bisporus . Molecular markers techniques help the researchers for accurate identification and differentiation of cultivars/strains of white button mushroom. These markers were developed by mining the genome sequence and an efficient technique for the identification of A. bisporus cultivars and have adequate potential to facilitate the marker-assisted breeding in the future.

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Singh, R., Singh, S., Kumari, B., Sharma, S.K., Sharma, D. (2023). Current Overview of Breeding and Genomic Studies of White Button Mushroom ( Agaricus bisporus ). In: Singh, S., Sharma, D., Sharma, S.K., Singh, R. (eds) Smart Plant Breeding for Vegetable Crops in Post-genomics Era . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5367-5_14

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Borges MM, Simões AS, Miranda C, Sales H, Pontes R, Nunes J. Microbiological Assessment of White Button Mushrooms with an Edible Film Coating. Foods . 2023; 12(16):3061. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12163061

Borges, Margarida Machado, Ana Sofia Simões, Carla Miranda, Hélia Sales, Rita Pontes, and João Nunes. 2023. "Microbiological Assessment of White Button Mushrooms with an Edible Film Coating" Foods 12, no. 16: 3061. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12163061

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Impact of Chitosan, Trans-Cinnamaldehyde, Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) and Tio2 Bio-Nanocomposites on Preservation and Flavor of Postharvest Button Mushroom (Agaricus Bisporus)

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In this study, we developed novel bionanocomposites consisting of chitosan (CS), poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA), trans-cinnamaldehyde (CIN), and nano-titanium dioxide (TiO2) using a blending method. The results demonstrated that the addition of TiO2 and CIN significantly enhanced the filmslight transmittance, mechanical, antimicrobial, and antioxidant properties. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) observations revealed that the nanocomposite films were dense and intact. We also investigated, the effect of nanocomposite coating on storage of button mushrooms at 4 °C for 10 d. The results indicated that the nanocomposite coating maintained the hardness and total polyphenol content of the mushrooms and inhibited the growth of malondialdehyde and reducing the browning index compared with the control groups. Additionally, the nanocomposite-coated mushrooms exhibited higher 3-octanone, a key flavor compound, than the control, thus preserving post-harvest flavor and texture. This study provides valuable insights into developing effective coatings to extend the shelf life.

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White button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) exhibits antiproliferative and proapoptotic properties and inhibits prostate tumor growth in athymic mice

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White button mushrooms are a widely consumed food containing phytochemicals beneficial to cancer prevention. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the effects of white button mushroom extract and its major component, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on prostate cancer cell lines in vitro and mushroom extract in vivo. In all cell lines tested, mushroom inhibited cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner and induced apoptosis within 72 h of treatment. CLA inhibited proliferation in the prostate cancer cell lines in vitro. DU145 and PC3 prostate tumor size and tumor cell proliferation were decreased in nude mice treated with mushroom extract, whereas tumor cell apoptosis was increased compared to pair-fed controls. Microarray analysis of tumors identified significant changes in gene expression in the mushroom-fed mice as compared to controls. Gene network analysis identified alterations in networks involved in cell death, growth and proliferation, lipid metabolism, the TCA cycle and immune response. The data provided by this study illustrate the anticancer potential of phytochemicals in mushroom extract both in vitro and in vivo and supports the recommendation of white button mushroom as a dietary component that may aid in the prevention of prostate cancer in men.

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Watch this fungus control a robot

“Biohybrid robots” that are part fungi and part computer convert fungal electrical signals into digital commands, a promising advance in building more sustainable robots.

A starfish-like robot contracts its five legs to inch across a wood floor, not powered by batteries or plugged into an outlet, but instead controlled by signals from mushrooms.

The new robot, along with another wheeled robot controlled by fungi, was developed by Cornell University researchers to create robots inspired by and integrated with nature.    

So called “biohybrid robotics” is a relatively new field that combines plant, animal, and fungal cells with synthetic materials to create robots. Tiny biohybrid robots made from mouse neurons can walk and swim , swimming robots for ocean exploration have been created using jellyfish cells , and a walking and pivoting robot was made from rat muscle cells .

But using animal cells in biorobots is expensive and ethically complicated, while plant cells tend to respond more slowly to stimuli. Now, a new study published in Science Robotics outlines how fungi might be a key piece of the biohybrid puzzle.

How does it work?  

The researchers started by cultivating mycelia—the network of strands that connect mushrooms underground and allows them to communicate—from king oyster mushrooms.    

King oyster mushrooms are easy to grow and maintain, making them ideal for use in robots. The researchers cultivated the fungi and guided its mycelia to grow onto a 3D-printed scaffold full of electrodes.

Interconnected mycelia give off electrical impulses in response to changes in the environment, like the impulses the neurons in our brains give off to communicate with each other. Because the mycelial network was connected to electrodes, its electrical impulses could communicate with a computer interface. The computer then converts those electrical impulses into digital commands, which are sent to the robots’ valves and motors, telling them to do things like move forward. The computer conversion of electrical impulses to commands was inspired by how animal neurons work, converting our brains’ electrical impulses into motor functions like moving limbs.  

The fungi-computer interface enables communication between the mycelia and the robot, so when the researchers shine light on the mycelia, they respond with electrical impulses that make the robots move.    

“Mushrooms don’t like light, they grow in dark areas,” says Robert Shepherd, engineer at Cornell University and one of the study’s authors, “since they really don’t like light, that provided a strong signal.” By shining more ultraviolet light on the fungi-computer interface, the fungi’s electrical signals in response became stronger, making the robots move faster.

How will these biohybrid robots be used?

The new technology could be used in agriculture: fungi are extremely sensitive to their environment, and robots like these could detect chemical contaminants, poisons, or pathogens in crop fields better than synthetic robots.  

Fungi can handle extreme conditions, according to Anand Mishra, engineer at Cornell University and another author of the study. Fungal cells can survive in very salty water or severe cold, which might make fungi biohybrid robots better than animal or plant biohybrid robots in extreme environments. Mushrooms can also survive radiation better than many other organisms, so they could help detect radiation at hazardous sites.  

The new research is an exciting advancement in biohybrid robotics, says Vickie Webster-Wood, engineer at Carnegie Mellon University, who was not involved in the study. One major benefit of biohybrid robots is their sustainability. “If you’re trying to build a swarm of robots to go monitor a coral reef, and you build them out of electronics with heavy metals and plastics, and you’re not able to collect them all, that’s a lot of waste that’s been introduced into the environment,” says Webster-Wood.

Building with biology enables engineers to use materials native to the environment the robot will be in. A biohybrid robot made from plant cells can help with reforestation, for example, or a medical robot built from a person’s cells could be used inside their body. At the end of these robots missions, less cleanup is needed, and the risk of harmful pollutants left behind is lower.

Fungi are everywhere, and creating these types of robots could be more feasible in areas with fewer resources, says Webster-Wood. “That means you could potentially send a very small [amount] of mycelium to a very remote destination where you then grow up the mycelium and can build robots there—so there could be applications in space robotics.”  

The accessibility and endurance of these new fungi-controlled robots are also promising for longer-term uses. “The conditions to keep the mycelium alive seem to be easier to achieve in a robot than the systems we need to keep mouse muscle alive, for example,” says Webster-Wood, “so there’s some potential there to do longer-mission environmental work.”

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