GenomicsProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewed
Mycena genomes resolve the evolution of fungal bioluminescence
Huei‐Mien Ke, Hsin‐Han Lee, Chan‐Yi Ivy Lin…·Isheng Jason Tsai
The paper sequenced genomes of five bioluminescent Mycena fungi to study the evolution of luciferase clusters and bioluminescence, finding that the trait originated in a common ancestor and was lost in some lineages.