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Mighty marine fungi degrade plastic by eating it, and can be conditioned to do it faster Plastic is the most prevalent marine pollutant, and plastic surfaces are the fastest growing habitat in the ocean. Researchers at the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mānoa have recently discovered that ...

Researchers found fungi from sand, seaweed, corals, and sponges that break down polyurethane. Some species degraded it faster when gradually introduced to more plastic. Promising for plastic waste solutions! #Biodegradation #FungiPower #CircularEconomy #recycling

Like mycelium expanding beyond individual organisms, we must reach beyond our own perspectives, grow together, and recognize the beauty of diversity. The universe is full of possibilities - if we dare to connect.

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HDAC1 fine-tunes Th17 polarization in vivo to restrain tissue damage in fungal infections The mechanisms whereby histone deacetylases control effector functions of T helper subsets in antifungal immunity remain enigmatic. Penninger et al. utilize a T cell-specific deletion of murine histone deacetylase 1 to demonstrate that HDAC1 attenuates the inflammatory capacity of Th17 responses in invasive fungal infections to avoid immunopathology.

#WeekendRead! #FungiPower! Kuchler, Penninger &co show @cellreports.bsky.social that HDAC1 tunes down the response of CD4+ Th17 cells that otherwise would produce excessive IL17A & GM-CSF with deleterious effects on structural kidney cells during invasive fungal infections!

Fungal symbiont transmitted by free-living mice promotes type 2 immunity - Nature Kazachstania pintolopesii is a highly prevalent fungal symbiont that can trigger type 2 immunity and influence the composition of the gut mycobiome, as well as immune and disease phenotypes.

#WeekendRead #FungiPower! Liao Gao Iliev &co show @ Nature that the stomach of wild, not lab, mice is colonized by an immunosilent fungus! Mucus alterations via diet or antibiotics drive a Th2 -not Th17- response that worsens allergy but protects against parasites! doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08213-2