Advances and applications of the fungal bioluminescence pathway

Bioluminescence has emerged as a valuable resource for developing novel biological tools and engineered luminescent organisms. The fungal bioluminescence pathway (FBP) represents a particularly promising system, employing endogenous, non-toxic substrates to enable sustained light emission in autolum...

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Main Authors: Yuhao Li, Dang Xu, Hao Du
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-08-01
Series:Crop Design
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772899425000175
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description Bioluminescence has emerged as a valuable resource for developing novel biological tools and engineered luminescent organisms. The fungal bioluminescence pathway (FBP) represents a particularly promising system, employing endogenous, non-toxic substrates to enable sustained light emission in autoluminescent plants. Recent progress in substrate optimization, enzyme engineering, and metabolic pathway enhancement has significantly improved the system's robustness, facilitating commercial applications. Beyond plant illumination, FBP has proven effective as a biological reporter for quantitative measurements in research settings. This review comprehensively examines the FBP system, detailing its progress, challenges, and multidisciplinary applications. As an innovative biotechnology system, the FBP system paves the way for a future illuminated by living organisms.
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spelling doaj-art-80ff09d2556a4418952cc7512eefc3a32025-08-20T05:08:21ZengElsevierCrop Design2772-89942025-08-014310011110.1016/j.cropd.2025.100111Advances and applications of the fungal bioluminescence pathwayYuhao Li0Dang Xu1Hao Du2College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311215, ChinaCollege of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, ChinaCollege of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311215, China; Corresponding author. College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.Bioluminescence has emerged as a valuable resource for developing novel biological tools and engineered luminescent organisms. The fungal bioluminescence pathway (FBP) represents a particularly promising system, employing endogenous, non-toxic substrates to enable sustained light emission in autoluminescent plants. Recent progress in substrate optimization, enzyme engineering, and metabolic pathway enhancement has significantly improved the system's robustness, facilitating commercial applications. Beyond plant illumination, FBP has proven effective as a biological reporter for quantitative measurements in research settings. This review comprehensively examines the FBP system, detailing its progress, challenges, and multidisciplinary applications. As an innovative biotechnology system, the FBP system paves the way for a future illuminated by living organisms.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772899425000175Fungal bioluminescence pathwayTracing technologiesAuto-bioluminescent plantsBiosensingArtificial intelligence
spellingShingle Yuhao Li
Dang Xu
Hao Du
Advances and applications of the fungal bioluminescence pathway
Crop Design
Fungal bioluminescence pathway
Tracing technologies
Auto-bioluminescent plants
Biosensing
Artificial intelligence
title Advances and applications of the fungal bioluminescence pathway
title_full Advances and applications of the fungal bioluminescence pathway
title_fullStr Advances and applications of the fungal bioluminescence pathway
title_full_unstemmed Advances and applications of the fungal bioluminescence pathway
title_short Advances and applications of the fungal bioluminescence pathway
title_sort advances and applications of the fungal bioluminescence pathway
topic Fungal bioluminescence pathway
Tracing technologies
Auto-bioluminescent plants
Biosensing
Artificial intelligence
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772899425000175
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