László G. Nagy

Functionally dark genes and the transcriptomic landscape of sporulation in a model mushroom-forming fungus

This study identifies novel genes and transcriptomic changes during sporulation in Coprinopsis cinerea, highlighting functionally dark genes involved in spore formation.

Functional characterization of a Con7-related transcription factor in Coprinopsis cinerea indicates evolutionary conservation of morphogenetic roles

This study characterizes GCD1, a Con7-related transcription factor in Coprinopsis cinerea, showing its role in fruiting body morphogenesis and evolutionary conservation across fungi.

Redox robustness drives LPMO evolution

This study investigates how evolutionary pressures shaped LPMO enzymes to enhance redox robustness through copper re-oxidation and radical scavenging mechanisms.

A new regulator of sporulation sheds light on spore morphogenesis and ballistospory in mushroom-forming fungi

This study identifies SRR1 as a conserved regulator of sporulation and ballistospory in mushroom-forming fungi, revealing its role in spore morphogenesis and identifying downstream targets.

Analyses of trait evolution and diversification reveal multiple adaptive periods in the fungal order Hymenochaetales

This study analyzes trait evolution and diversification in the fungal order Hymenochaetales, revealing multiple adaptive periods and identifying key drivers of diversification.

Unraveling Morphogenesis, Starvation, and Light Responses in a Mushroom-Forming Fungus, Coprinopsis cinerea, Using Long Read Sequencing and Extensive Expression Profiling

The paper improves the functional annotation of the mushroom-forming fungus Coprinopsis cinerea by integrating a chromosome-level genome assembly with extensive expression profiling across multiple conditions.

Snowball: a novel gene family required for developmental patterning in fruiting bodies of mushroom-forming fungi (Agaricomycetes)

The paper identifies a novel gene family, Snowball (snb), essential for fruiting body development in Agaricomycetes fungi, showing its role in differentiation through mutant analysis and transcriptomics.

Purging genomes of contamination eliminates systematic bias from evolutionary analyses of ancestral genomes

The paper introduces ContScout, a tool to remove contamination from genomes, showing it reduces bias in evolutionary analyses by eliminating spurious gene origins and inflated gene loss rates.

Genomic innovation and horizontal gene transfer shaped plant colonization and biomass degradation strategies of a globally prevalent fungal pathogen

This study identifies horizontal gene transfer events in Armillaria fungi that contribute to plant biomass degradation and pathogenicity.

Evolutionary innovations through gain and loss of genes in the ectomycorrhizal Boletales

This study identifies genomic traits of ectomycorrhizal transitions in Boletales by comparing gene repertoires and reconstructing gene duplication/loss histories.

Mycena genomes resolve the evolution of fungal bioluminescence

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.

Transcriptomic atlas of mushroom development highlights an independent origin of complex multicellularity

This study constructs a transcriptomic atlas of mushroom development using six species and genome comparisons to identify conserved genes involved in complex multicellularity.