Localization of the bioluminescence system in the pileus of Mycena chlorophos.
Mycena chlorophos, which is primarily distributed in Southeast Asia, is a luminous fungus that emits a bright green light from its pileus for about 2 days at approximately 20°C and high relative humidity. The distribution of bioluminescent tissues in the whole pileus and its sections was heterogeneous. The light intensity in the cap and the upper region of the gill was greater than that in the lower region of the gill. At the microscopic level, the light was predominantly emitted from the membranes of hymenium and basidia cells on the gill. The emission was both cell and region specific. The luminescence system was localized in the cell membrane, and a part of the system was on the cell membrane surface.
Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University, 1577 Kurimamachiya, Tsu, Mie, Japan.
Katsunori
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Teranishi
D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000737:chemistry*; D048690:Fruiting Bodies, Fungal; D056229:Fungal Structures / Q000737:chemistry*; D049449:Luminescence; D008163:Luminescent Measurements
Mycena chlorophos; bioluminescence; fungus; mushroom