2022
Secondary Metabolism Gene Clusters Exhibit Increasingly Dynamic and Differential Expression during Asexual Growth, Conidiation, and Sexual Development in Neurospora crassa
Wang Z, Lopez-Giraldez F, Slot J, Yarden O, Trail F, Townsend JP. Secondary Metabolism Gene Clusters Exhibit Increasingly Dynamic and Differential Expression during Asexual Growth, Conidiation, and Sexual Development in Neurospora crassa. MSystems 2022, 7: e00232-22. PMID: 35638725, PMCID: PMC9239088, DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00232-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSM clustersComparative genomicsSecondary metabolitesAsexual growthN. crassaNeurospora crassaSecondary metabolism gene clustersSexual developmentDevelopmental stagesSecondary metabolite clustersComparative genomic analysisExtensive transcriptomic dataGene expression patternsEnvironmental conditionsFungal toxin productionLevel of RNASMC genesLife cycleRegulatory switchComputational annotationGene clusterEnvironmental signalsMetabolite clustersGenomic analysisKnockout phenotypes
2014
Neural Gene Expression Profiles and Androgen Levels Underlie Alternative Reproductive Tactics in the Ocellated Wrasse, Symphodus ocellatus
Stiver K, Harris R, Townsend J, Hofmann H, Alonzo S. Neural Gene Expression Profiles and Androgen Levels Underlie Alternative Reproductive Tactics in the Ocellated Wrasse, Symphodus ocellatus. Ethology 2014, 121: 152-167. DOI: 10.1111/eth.12324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeural gene expression profilesAlternative reproductive tacticsReproductive tacticsGene expression profilesNesting malesExpression differencesExpression profilesReproductive behaviorAlternative reproductive phenotypesNeural gene expressionGene expression patternsOcellated wrassePhenotypic plasticityDiverse taxaSneaker malesWrasse SymphodusBrain transcriptomeMale's nestReproductive phenotypesReproductive seasonMale phenotypeExpression patternsGene expressionMolecular mechanismsSatellite males