Benjamin C. Lu
University of Guelph
6 Papers
92 Citations
Benjamin C. Lu is an academic researcher from University of Guelph. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coprinus & Biology. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 6 publications.
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Papers
Fruiting body development in Coprinus cinereus: regulated expression of two galectins secreted by a non-classical pathway.
TL;DR: Heterologous expression of Cgl2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae indicated that secretion of this protein occurred independently of the classical secretory pathway, and two fungal galectins, Cgl1 and cgl2, are differentially regulated during fruiting body formation.
Fungal galectins, sequence and specificity of two isolectins from Coprinus cinereus.
Douglas N.W. Cooper,Robert P. Boulianne,Stacy Charlton,Eleanor M. Farrell,Anatol Sucher,Benjamin C. Lu +5 more
TL;DR: The results demonstrate not only that the galectin gene family is evolutionarily much older than previously realized but also that fine specificity for complex saccharide structures has been conserved.
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An endo-exonuclease from meiotic tissues of the basidiomycete Coprinus cinereus. Its purification and characterization.
Benjamin C. Lu,Kengo Sakaguchi +1 more
TL;DR: An endo-exonuclease has been identified and partially purified from the basidiocarp tissues of the Basidiomycete Coprinus cinereus, which include synchronous meiosis at karyogamy-pachytene stages, and may be involved in the substrate preparation for meiotic recombination.
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White-cap mutants and meiotic apoptosis in the basidiomycete Coprinus cinereus.
TL;DR: Among many white-cap mutants of Coprinus cinereus, four distinct classes have been identified cytologically; all three meiotic mutant classes arrest at meiotic metaphase I and the arrest triggers meiosis-specific apoptosis showing characteristic chromatin condensation, DNA fragmentation, cytoplasmic shrinkage, and finally total DNA degradation.
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The control of meiosis progression in the fungus Coprinus cinereus by light/dark cycles.
TL;DR: Cytological studies of arrested fruiting bodies showed that chromosomes are normal in meiotic prophase through pachytene and diplotene, but are unable to undergo chromosome condensation, and it is possible that the dark effect signals cellular processes leading to division events.
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