Diacylglyceryltrimethylhomoserine content and gene expression changes triggered by phosphate deprivation in the mycelium of the basidiomycete Flammulina velutipes

We present our results of a study examining membrane lipids and expression analysis of the gene for betaine lipid synthase (BTA1) and genes for PC biosynthesis (CHO2 and CPT1) during phosphate starvation of Flammulina velutipes. The phylogenetic relationships between putative orthologs of BTA1 proteins from other basidiomycete fungi are discussed.