Nataliya Shakhova
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Academic degree, academic title: Ph.D.
Position: Research Scientist
E-mail: NShakhova@binran.ru
Phone number: +7 (812) 372-54-62
Research interests:
- Physiological and biochemical features of growth and development of basidial fungi and assessment of their lignolytic potential.
- Diversity and biosynthesis of sterols and triterpenes of fungi.
- Molecular identification of wood-destroying fungi.
- Conservation of macromycetes ex situ.
- Isolation and cultivation of basidiomycetes strains.
Keywords: Mycology, basidial fungi, Agaricomycetes, xylotrophic species, pure cultures, ligninolytic potential, oxidative enzymes, sterols
Education and work experience:
1993–1997 ― Student, Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, St. Petersburg State University.
1997 ― Diploma Bachelor of Biology (03.00.12 ― Physiology and Biochemistry of Plants), St. Petersburg State University.
1997–1999 ― Master's student, Department of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, St. Petersburg State University.
1997 ― Diploma Master of Science in Biology (03.00.12 ― Physiology and Biochemistry of Plants), St. Petersburg State University.
2009 ― PhD in Biology, St. Petersburg State University Speciality ― 03.00.12 ― physiology and biochemistry of plants. Thesis «Biochemical properties and functional role of vacuolar-type proton pumps in maize seedlings» (supervisor ― V.V. Polevoy), St. Petersburg State University.
2020 ― additional professional program «Environmental protection and ecological safety» (specialization - «Problems of biodiversity conservation and ecological safety»), Dagestan State University.
2000–2006 ― Research Assistant, Laboratory of Functional Membrane Activity, Scientific Research Institute of Biology of the St. Petersburg State University.
2006–2012 ― Research Assistant, Laboratory of Fungal Biochemistry, Komarov Botanical Institute of the RAS.
2012 ― until now ― Research Scientist, Laboratory of Fungal Biochemistry, Komarov Botanical Institute of the RAS.
Grants and research projects:
Project leader:
- 2011. RFBR № 11-04-08321 Participation in the 7th International Conference on Mushroom Biology and Mushroom Products.
- 2008. RFBR № 08-04-09244 Participation in the 4th European meeting in Oxizymes.
Member of research team:
- 2020–2022. RFBR №20-04-01092 «Mechanisms of formation and remodelling of molecular diversity of phosphatidylcholines and their physiological role in the fungal cell» (Supervisor ― E.R. Kotlova).
- 2019–2021. RFBR №15-04-01183 «Influence of biotic and abiotic factors on the physiological and biochemical plasticity and biodegradation potential of the basidial fungus Steccherinum ochraceum (Pers.) Gray from Central Russian forests”. (Supervisor ― T.V Fedorova).
- 2016–2018. RFBR №15-04-01184 «The physiological-biochemical and molecular-genetic plasticity of strains of the basidial fungus Steccherinum ochraceum (Pers.) Gray are influenced by geographical origin and substrate limitation» (Supervisor ― T.V Fedorova).
- 2015–2017. RFBR №15-04-06211 «Morpho-physiological and biochemical bases of ecological plasticity of xylobiont macromycetes» (Supervisor ― N.V Psurtseva).
- 2011–2013. RFBR №11-04-01704-a «Ex situ conservation of macromycetes of protected areas of Russia: taxonomic revision and structural and functional features of mycelial stage» (Supervisor ― N.V Psurtseva).
- 2008–2011. RFBR № 08-04-01612 «Investigation of multi-enzyme assemblies of fungi with a high potential for lignolytic activity» (Supervisor ― O.V. Koroleva). 2008–2010. RFBR № 08-04-01558 «Structural and genetic studies of high, medium and low redox potential basidiomycete laccases» (Supervisor ― O.V. Koroleva).
Conferences and workshops:
Member of the organizing committee:
- International conference on Caucasian fungi and lichens, dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Russia, Republic of Dagestan, Makhachkala, August 20–23, 2024. Member of the organizing committee. Oral presentation.
- XVII International Workshop on Macromycetes dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Eliseevich Kovalenko, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Russia, Apatity (Murmansk region), August 21–27, 2023. Member of the organizing committee.
- School of Young Scientists «Herbarium and nomenclature of algae, fungi and plants and their importance for research in the field of genetic technologies». Russia, St. Petersburg, October 10–14, 2022. Lecturer.
- First Summer Molecular School «Barcoding to study and protect Ugra biodiversity». Russia, Khanty-Mansiysk, July 25–29, 2022. Member of the organizing committee, lecturer.
- The XV Congress of European Mycologists (XV CEM), Russia, St Petersburg, September 16–21, 2007. The Local organizing committee of the XV CEM.
Attendee:
- International conference on Caucasian fungi and lichens, dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Russia, Republic of Dagestan, Makhachkala, August 20–23, 2024. Oral presentation.
- IV International Mycological Forum. Russia, Moscow, May 22–23, 2024. Oral presentation.
- XXIV International Congress «Phytopharm». Russia, St. Petersburg May 25–27, 2023. Oral presentation.
- Russian scientific conference dedicated to the 105th anniversary of the Department of Botany and Plant Genetics of the Perm State University and to the memory of Honoured Professors of Perm State University V.A. Vereshchagina and E.I. Demyanova. Russia, Perm, April 25–27, 2022. Oral presentation.
- IV Congress of Russian mycologists. Russia, Moscow, April 12–14, 2017. Oral presentation.
- II International Conference 'Biology, systematics and ecology of fungi and lichens in natural ecosystems and agrocenoses'. Belarus, Minsk. 2016. Oral presentation.
- III International Mycological Forum. Russia, Moscow, 2015. Poster presentation.
- 38th FEBS Congress «Mechanisms of Biology». St. Peterburg, Russia, 2013. Poster presentation.
- 6th European meeting on oxyzimes «Oxizymes 2012 in Marseille"». Marseille, France, 2012. Poster presentation.
- 7th International Conference on Mushroom Biology and Mushroom Products. Arcachon, France, 2011. Poster presentation.
- 4th European meeting on Oxyzimes. Helsinki, Finland, 2008. Poster presentation.
- XV Congress of European Mycologists. St. Petersburg, Russia, 2007. Report co-author.
Professional memberships:
Selected publications:
Kalinina L.B., Volobuev S.V., Khovpachev A.A., Tomchin D.A., Palomozhnykh E.A., Bolshakov S.Yu., Shakhova N.V., Popov E.S. Amanita phalloides in the Northwest European Russia. Mycology and Phytopathology. 2023. 57(4): 247–254.
Volobuev S.V., Bolshakov S.Yu., … Shakhova N.V. et al. New species for regional mycobiotas of Russia. 8. Report 2023. Mycology and Phytopathology. 2023. 57(5): 309–320.
Shakhova N., Volobuev S. Cultural and enzymatic activity studies of a pathogenic wood-decaying fungus Fomitiporia hippophaeicola (Hymenochaetales, Basidiomycota), recollected in the Eastern Caucasus. Arch Microbiol 205. 2023. 249.
Whaley A.K., Ponkratova A.O., … Shakhova N.V. et al. New benzoquinone pigments from the hydnoid fungus Sarcodontia setosa and their biosynthetic relationship. Natural Product Research. 2023. 1–10.
Volobuev S.; Shakhova N. First modern findings of red-listed fungus Battarrea phalloides (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. South of Russia: ecology, development. 2023. 18(2): 44–52.
Whaley A.O., Whaley A.K., Orlova A.A., Volobuev S.V., Shakhova N.V., Smirnov S.N., Pustovit N.V., Kraeva L.A. Polyacetylene derivatives from the Polypore fungus (Fistulina hepatica, Agaricomycetes) and their antimicrobial activity. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms. 2023. 25(12): 43–53.
Psurtseva N.V., Kiyashko A.A., Senik S.V., Shakhova N.V., Belova N.V. The Conservation and Study of Macromycetes in the Komarov Botanical Institute Basidiomycetes Culture Collection — Their Taxonomical Diversity and Biotechnological Prospects. J. Fungi. 2023. 9: 1196.
Volobuev S.V., Shakhova N.V. In vitro assessment of ligninolytic and cellulolytic activities for 14 Agaricomycetes species, new to Bryansk Oblast (European Russia). Вестн. Том. гос. ун-та. Биология. 2023. 63: 59–76.
Volobuev S.V., Shakhova N.V. Towards the discovery of active Lignocellulolytic Enzyme Producers: a screening study of Xylotrophic Macrofungi from the Central Russian Upland. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions A: Science. 2022. 46(1): 91–100.
Glazunova O.A., Moiseenko K.V., Shakhova N.V., Psurtseva N.V., Fedorova T.V. Biodegradation potential of Steccherinum ochraceum: growth on different wood types and preliminary evaluation of enzymatic activities. KnE Life Sciences. 2022. 7(1): 207–215.
Volobuev S.V., Bolshakov S.Yu., … Shakhova N.V. et al. New species for regional mycobiotas of Russia. 7. Report 2022. Mycology and Phytopathology. 2022. 56(6): 383–392.
Kotlova E.R., Senik S.V., ... Shakhova N.V. et al. Diversity of ESI-MS Based Phosphatidylcholine Profiles in Basidiomycetes. Journal of Fungi. 2022. 8(2): 177.
Volobuev S.V., Bolshakov S.Yu. … Shakhova N.V. et al. New species for regional mycobiotas of Russia. 6. Report 2021. Mycology and Phytopathology. 2021. 55(6): 411–422.
Volobuev S.V., Bolshakov S.Yu., Shakhova N.V. Synopsis of the macrofungi (Basidiomycota) on wood of fruit trees in the Central Black Earth Region of Russia. South of Russia: ecology, development. 2020. 15(4): 75–98.
Volobuev S.V., Shakhova N.V. A comparative study on growth and lignocellulolytic activity of nine Sarcodontia crocea strains in four different media. Разнообразие растительного мира. 2020. 3(6): 45–54.
Bolshakov S.Yu., Kalinina L.B., ... Shakhova N.V. et al. V. New species for regional mycobiotas of Russia. 5. Report 2020. Микология и фитопатология. 2020. 54(6): 404–413.
Shakhova N.V., Volobuev S.V. Culture characteristics and enzymatic activity of Sarcodontia crocea (Basidiomycota) strains collected from the Central Russian Upland. Микология и фитопатология. 2020. 54(6): 446–451.
Shakhova N.V., Volobuev S.V. Revealing new active and biotechnologically perspective producers of oxidative and cellulolytic enzymes among pure cultures of xylotrophic Agaricomycetes from the Southern Non-Chernozem zone of the European part of Russia. Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology (Journal of Fungal Biology). 2020. 10(1): 113–119.
Moiseenko K., Glazunova O., Shakhova N., Savinova O., Vasina D., Tyazhelova T., Psurtseva N., Fedorova T. Data on the genome analysis of the wood-rotting fungus Steccherinum ochraceum LE-BIN 3174. Data in Brief. 2020. 29: 105169.
Moiseenko K V., Glazunova O.A., Shakhova N.V., Savinova O.S., Vasina D.V., Tyazhelova T.V., Psurtseva N.V., Fedorova T.V. Fungal Adaptation to the Advanced Stages of Wood Decomposition: Insights from the Steccherinum ochraceum. Microorganisms. 2019. 7(11): 527–543.
Volobuev S., Arzhenenko A., Bolshakov S., Shakhova N., Sarycheva L. New data on aphyllophoroid fungi (Basidiomycota) in forest-steppe communities of the Lipetsk region, European Russia. Acta Mycologica. 2018. 53(2): 1112–1127.
Glazunova O.A., Shakhova N.V., Psurtseva N.V., Moiseenko K.V., Kleimenov S.Y., Fedorova T.V. White-rot basidiomycetes Junghuhnia nitida and teccherinum bourdotii: Oxidative potential and laccase properties in comparison with Trametes hirsuta and Coriolopsis caperata. PLoS ONE. 2018. 13(6): e0197667.
Федорова Т.В., Шахова Н.В., Кляйн О.И., Глазунова О.А., Малашенок Л.Г., Куликова Н.А., Псурцева Н.В., Королева О.В. Сравнительный анализ лигнолитического потенциала базидиальных грибов, принадлежащих к различным таксономическим и экологическим группам. Прикладная биохимия и микробиология. 2013. 49(6): 570–580.
Shishova M.F., Tankelun O.V., Rudashevskaya E.L., Emel’yanov V.V., Shakhova N.V., Kirpichnikova A.A. Alteration of transport activity of proton pumps in coleoptile cells during early development stages of maize seedlings. Russian Journal of developmental biology. 2012. 43(6): 342–352.
Shakhova N. V. Golenkina S.A., Stepanova E.V., Loginov D.S., Psurtseva N.V., Fedorova T.V., Koroleva O.V. Effect of submerged cultivation conditions and inducers on biosynthesis of extracellular laccase by a Trametes versicolor 1666 strain. Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology. 2011. 47(9): 808–816.