Transcriptomic response of Tricholoma matsutake to arbutin as a sole carbon source
Tricholoma matsutake is an ectomycorrhizal fungus that acquires carbon from host plants at the symbiotic interface. Arbutin, a phenolic glycoside abundant in host tissues, represents a candidate carbon source for this fungus. We sequenced the transcriptome of T. matsutake mycelia grown under four conditions (no carbon, glucose, arbutin, and glucose plus arbutin) to identify genes induced by arbutin.