2023
Comparative Transcriptomics of Fusarium graminearum and Magnaporthe oryzae Spore Germination Leading up To Infection
Miguel-Rojas C, Cavinder B, Townsend J, Trail F. Comparative Transcriptomics of Fusarium graminearum and Magnaporthe oryzae Spore Germination Leading up To Infection. MBio 2023, 14: e02442-22. PMID: 36598191, PMCID: PMC9973345, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02442-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComparative transcriptomicsMagnaporthe oryzaePlant surfacesFusarium graminearumF. graminearumGene expressionPlant pathogensAppressorium formationFungal plant pathogensComparative gene expressionBiosynthesis of deoxynivalenolHost-pathogen interfaceTrichothecene genesTrichome basesLaser dissection microscopyM. oryzaeFungal ingressTranscriptomic analysisInfection strategiesHelp of enzymesPlant cuticlesSpore germlingsTranscriptomicsMode of penetrationResistant cultivars
2019
A multigene phylogeny toward a new phylogenetic classification of Leotiomycetes
Johnston PR, Quijada L, Smith CA, Baral HO, Hosoya T, Baschien C, Pärtel K, Zhuang WY, Haelewaters D, Park D, Carl S, López-Giráldez F, Wang Z, Townsend JP. A multigene phylogeny toward a new phylogenetic classification of Leotiomycetes. IMA Fungus 2019, 10: 1. PMID: 32647610, PMCID: PMC7325659, DOI: 10.1186/s43008-019-0002-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeneric type speciesType speciesITS gene treeEx-type specimensRibosomal DNA markersHigher taxonomic levelsNew phylogenetic classificationNature of taxaAero-aquatic hyphomycetesEnvironmental DNA extractsMulti-gene studiesDNA sequencing studiesIdentification of specimensGene treesFormal taxonomic changesMultigene phylogenyMammalian pathogensPlant pathogensNovel taxaAsexual morphNew genomesTaxonomic levelsClass LeotiomycetesDNA markersPhylogenetic classificationComparative Genomics and Transcriptomics During Sexual Development Gives Insight Into the Life History of the Cosmopolitan Fungus Fusarium neocosmosporiellum
Kim W, Cavinder B, Proctor RH, O’Donnell K, Townsend JP, Trail F. Comparative Genomics and Transcriptomics During Sexual Development Gives Insight Into the Life History of the Cosmopolitan Fungus Fusarium neocosmosporiellum. Frontiers In Microbiology 2019, 10: 1247. PMID: 31231336, PMCID: PMC6568001, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolyketide synthase genesPerithecium developmentSynthase geneLife historySecondary metabolite gene clustersDiverse ecological nichesRoot rot pathogensComparative genomicsGene numberPlant pathogensLarger peritheciaGene clusterEcological nichesTransport genesMetabolic potentialGenomic underpinningsTranscriptomic analysisCosmopolitan fungusLarger ascosporesTransporter geneGenomeGenesNovel insightsField cropsSexual development
2016
The Fast-Evolving phy-2 Gene Modulates Sexual Development in Response to Light in the Model Fungus Neurospora crassa
Wang Z, Li N, Li J, Dunlap JC, Trail F, Townsend JP. The Fast-Evolving phy-2 Gene Modulates Sexual Development in Response to Light in the Model Fungus Neurospora crassa. MBio 2016, 7: 10.1128/mbio.02148-15. PMID: 26956589, PMCID: PMC4810495, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02148-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModel fungus Neurospora crassaFungus Neurospora crassaSexual reproductionNeurospora crassaPHY-2Plant developmentPlant pathogensBacterial physiologyEnvironmental signalsSexual developmentSexual development-related genesEvolution of phytochromesDestructive plant pathogensDevelopment-related genesFungal growthRed light sensorFunction of phytochromeVariable light conditionsCritical roleFungal biologyPHY-1Asexual growthPhytochrome functionMost speciesPostfire environment