About the Authors

Abhishek Kumar

Affiliation Department of Genetics & Molecular Biology in Botany, Institute of Botany, Christian-Albrechts-University at Kiel, Kiel, Germany

Bernard Henrissat

Affiliations Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, Aix-Marseille Université, 13288 Marseille, France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CNRS UMR 7257, 13288 Marseille, France

Mikko Arvas

Affiliation VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Tietotie 2, FI-02044 VTT, Espoo, Finland

Muhammad Fahad Syed

Affiliations VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Tietotie 2, FI-02044 VTT, Espoo, Finland, Biocomputing Platforms Ltd, Tekniikantie 14, FI-02150, Espoo, Finland

Nils Thieme

Affiliation Holzforschung München, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, Freising, Germany

J. Philipp Benz

Affiliation Holzforschung München, TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, Freising, Germany

Jens Laurids Sørensen

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Niels Bohrs Vej 8, DK-6700 Esbjerg, Denmark

Eric Record

Affiliations INRA, UMR1163 Biotechnologie des Champignons Filamenteux, Aix-Marseille Université, Polytech Marseille, 163 avenue de Luminy, CP 925, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France, Aix-Marseille Université, INRA, UMR1163 Biotechnologie des Champignons Filamenteux, Faculté des Sciences de Luminy-Polytech, CP 925, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France

Stefanie Pöggeler

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Department of Genetics of Eukaryotic Microorganisms, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany

Frank Kempken

fkempken@bot.uni-kiel.de

Affiliation Department of Genetics & Molecular Biology in Botany, Institute of Botany, Christian-Albrechts-University at Kiel, Kiel, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. Concerning the role of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd we emphasize that VTT as a whole is a not-for-profit organisation (http://www.vttresearch.com/about-us/co-operation-withvtt/mission-and-mode-of-operations for further information). Biocomputing Platforms Ltd is the current employer of MFS and had no involvement in the study. During the time of the study MFS was employed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AK FK. Performed the experiments: AK BH MFS MA SP. Analyzed the data: AK BH ER MFS MA NT JPB JLS SP FK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AK FK. Wrote the paper: AK BH ER JPB JLS SP FK.