2022
Transcriptional Divergence Underpinning Sexual Development in the Fungal Class Sordariomycetes
Kim W, Wang Z, Kim H, Pham K, Tu Y, Townsend JP, Trail F. Transcriptional Divergence Underpinning Sexual Development in the Fungal Class Sordariomycetes. MBio 2022, 13: e01100-22. PMID: 35638737, PMCID: PMC9239162, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01100-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFruiting Bodies, FungalFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, FungalNeurospora crassaSexual DevelopmentTranscriptomeConceptsSingle-copy orthologous genesFungal class SordariomycetesTranscriptional divergenceOrthologous genesHypothetical proteinsNovel genesPerithecial developmentTranscriptional activationClass SordariomycetesGene expressionRich genomic resourceGene expression divergenceMulticellular fruiting bodiesBody developmentSuccessful sexual reproductionKey developmental genesSpecies-specific functionsFunctional protein domainsKnockout of genesRecent common ancestorGene expression levelsOrthologous counterpartsSordariomycetes speciesDevelopmental transcriptomeExpression divergence
2019
Integrative Activity of Mating Loci, Environmentally Responsive Genes, and Secondary Metabolism Pathways during Sexual Development of Chaetomium globosum
Wang Z, López-Giráldez F, Wang J, Trail F, Townsend JP. Integrative Activity of Mating Loci, Environmentally Responsive Genes, and Secondary Metabolism Pathways during Sexual Development of Chaetomium globosum. MBio 2019, 10: 10.1128/mbio.02119-19. PMID: 31822585, PMCID: PMC6904875, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02119-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expressionMating lociFungal diversityResponsive genesSexual developmentSecondary metabolism gene clustersGenome-wide gene expressionMating-type genesRich fungal diversitySecondary metabolism pathwaysModel filamentous fungusSecondary metabolic pathwaysWide gene expressionNumerous secondary metabolitesGene expression responsesHistidine kinaseLife cycleSexual reproductionHomothallic speciesDevelopmental genesEvolutionary biologistsHeterokaryon incompatibilityAsexual reproductionDistinct morphological stagesEvolutionary historyMetabolism and Development during Conidial Germination in Response to a Carbon-Nitrogen-Rich Synthetic or a Natural Source of Nutrition in Neurospora crassa
Wang Z, Miguel-Rojas C, Lopez-Giraldez F, Yarden O, Trail F, Townsend JP. Metabolism and Development during Conidial Germination in Response to a Carbon-Nitrogen-Rich Synthetic or a Natural Source of Nutrition in Neurospora crassa. MBio 2019, 10: 10.1128/mbio.00192-19. PMID: 30914504, PMCID: PMC6437048, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00192-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarbonCulture MediaGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, FungalMetabolic Networks and PathwaysNeurospora crassaNitrogenSpores, FungalConceptsDevelopmental regulatory genesVegetative growthAsexual reproductionConidial germinationRegulatory genesNutritional environmentLife historyNitrogen metabolismLife-history decisionsMode of reproductionAdaptive life historiesKnockout of genesGenome-wide transcriptomicsEarly life historySexual developmentMetabolic gene expressionReproductive dispersalSexual reproductionDevelopmental genesMetabolic genesNeurospora crassaDiverse ecosystemsNutrient conditionsGene expressionMajor switch
2018
Developmental Dynamics of Long Noncoding RNA Expression during Sexual Fruiting Body Formation in Fusarium graminearum
Kim W, Miguel-Rojas C, Wang J, Townsend JP, Trail F. Developmental Dynamics of Long Noncoding RNA Expression during Sexual Fruiting Body Formation in Fusarium graminearum. MBio 2018, 9: 10.1128/mbio.01292-18. PMID: 30108170, PMCID: PMC6094484, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01292-18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsExoribonucleasesFruiting Bodies, FungalFusariumGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, FungalRNA StabilityRNA, AntisenseRNA, Long NoncodingConceptsSmall RNA clustersSubset of lncRNAsRole of lncRNAsBody formationRNA clustersAntisense lncRNAsSexual developmentDevelopmental stage-specific expression patternsStage-specific expression patternsVegetative growthNonsense-mediated decay pathwayFundamental genomic resourcesMeiotic stagesHundreds of lncRNAsSense-antisense pairsGenome-wide analysisRNA surveillance systemLong Noncoding RNA ExpressionPlant pathogenic fungiNoncoding RNA ExpressionKey regulatory componentOpposite DNA strandsFruiting-body formationMajor staple cropDevelopmental transcriptome
2017
Light sensing by opsins and fungal ecology: NOP‐1 modulates entry into sexual reproduction in response to environmental cues
Wang Z, Wang J, Li N, Li J, Trail F, Dunlap JC, Townsend JP. Light sensing by opsins and fungal ecology: NOP‐1 modulates entry into sexual reproduction in response to environmental cues. Molecular Ecology 2017, 27: 216-232. PMID: 29134709, PMCID: PMC5797489, DOI: 10.1111/mec.14425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceConserved SequenceEcological and Environmental PhenomenaFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, FungalGene Knockout TechniquesGene Regulatory NetworksGenes, FungalLightModels, BiologicalMultienzyme ComplexesNADH, NADPH OxidoreductasesNeurospora crassaOpsinsOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressPhenotypePhylogenyProtein Structure, SecondaryReproductionUp-RegulationConceptsNOP-1Opsin-like proteinFungal ecologyPlant-associated fungiRapid environmental changeOxidative stress responseKey amino acidsFungal genomesComparative transcriptomicsSexual reproductionOrganismal functionNeurospora crassaEnvironmental cuesGenetic basisSensory rhodopsinStress responseNAD/NADPTransmembrane movementRetinal binding siteGenesAmino acidsFungiEnvironmental changesSexual developmentOpsinThe ancestral levels of transcription and the evolution of sexual phenotypes in filamentous fungi
Trail F, Wang Z, Stefanko K, Cubba C, Townsend JP. The ancestral levels of transcription and the evolution of sexual phenotypes in filamentous fungi. PLOS Genetics 2017, 13: e1006867. PMID: 28704372, PMCID: PMC5509106, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006867.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBayes TheoremBiological EvolutionFruiting Bodies, FungalFungiGene Expression Regulation, FungalGene Knockout TechniquesGenome, FungalNeurospora crassaPhenotypePhylogenySex DifferentiationSordarialesTranscriptomeConceptsGene expressionFilamentous fungiCommon garden environmentBody developmentWide gene expressionGene expression phenotypesGene deletion studiesGene expression measurementsMulticellular developmentDivergent speciesSexual phenotypeGene familyEvolved increasesDivergent morphologyKnockout phenotypesAncestral levelsWhole genomeGarden environmentExpression phenotypesDeletion studiesRelevant genesPhenotypic analysisDevelopmental stagesExpression measurementsBody morphology
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsGene Expression Regulation, FungalLightMeiosisNeurospora crassaPhytochromeRecombination, GeneticConceptsModel 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
2014
Gene Expression Differences among Three Neurospora Species Reveal Genes Required for Sexual Reproduction in Neurospora crassa
Lehr NA, Wang Z, Li N, Hewitt DA, López-Giráldez F, Trail F, Townsend JP. Gene Expression Differences among Three Neurospora Species Reveal Genes Required for Sexual Reproduction in Neurospora crassa. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e110398. PMID: 25329823, PMCID: PMC4203796, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurospora crassaSexual reproductionN. crassaGenetic basisThree-dimensional fruiting bodiesSexual spore productionN. crassa geneBody developmentDiverse life historiesGenome-wide transcriptomicsSexual developmentStudy of meiosisGene expression differencesList of genesGene expression levelsMeiotic machineryMeiosis genesOrthologous genesSporulation genesNeurospora speciesGlomerella graminicolaEvolutionary timeAnimal taxaPerithecium formationLife historyGenome-Wide Characterization of Light-Regulated Genes in Neurospora crassa
Wu C, Yang F, Smith KM, Peterson M, Dekhang R, Zhang Y, Zucker J, Bredeweg EL, Mallappa C, Zhou X, Lyubetskaya A, Townsend JP, Galagan JE, Freitag M, Dunlap JC, Bell-Pedersen D, Sachs MS. Genome-Wide Characterization of Light-Regulated Genes in Neurospora crassa. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 2014, 4: 1731-1745. PMID: 25053707, PMCID: PMC4169166, DOI: 10.1534/g3.114.012617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDNA, ComplementaryDNA, FungalGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenes, FungalGenome, FungalHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingLightNeurospora crassaPhenotypeRNA, FungalRNA, MessengerConceptsNeurospora crassaRNA-seqFilamentous fungus Neurospora crassaGenome-wide characterizationProtein coding genesFungus Neurospora crassaPrevious microarray studyRibosome biogenesisCoding genesTranscriptional responseRRNA metabolismCellular metabolismMicroarray studiesGenesCrassaSignificant oxidative stressRNA levelsOrganismsMRNA levelsOxidative stressMRNAMetabolismBiogenesisTranscriptsMycelium
2013
Global Gene Expression and Focused Knockout Analysis Reveals Genes Associated with Fungal Fruiting Body Development in Neurospora crassa
Wang Z, Lopez-Giraldez F, Lehr N, Farré M, Common R, Trail F, Townsend JP. Global Gene Expression and Focused Knockout Analysis Reveals Genes Associated with Fungal Fruiting Body Development in Neurospora crassa. MSphere 2013, 13: 154-169. PMID: 24243796, PMCID: PMC3910948, DOI: 10.1128/ec.00248-13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDNA-Binding ProteinsFungal ProteinsGene DeletionGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenes, Mating Type, FungalGenome, FungalNeurospora crassaSpores, FungalUp-RegulationConceptsPerithecial developmentNeurospora crassaGene expressionSexual developmentBody developmentFruiting-body developmentMost upregulated genesReverse genetics approachGlobal gene expressionSimilar expression patternsSame developmental stageMulticellular organismsSexual crossingMat AUnclassified proteinsDevelopmental traitsN. crassaKnockout analysisTranscriptomic landscapeType genesUpregulated genesGenetic basisDiverse functionsExpression patternsStage specificitySex-linked transcriptional divergence in the hermaphrodite fungus Neurospora tetrasperma
Samils N, Gioti A, Karlsson M, Sun Y, Kasuga T, Bastiaans E, Wang Z, Li N, Townsend JP, Johannesson H. Sex-linked transcriptional divergence in the hermaphrodite fungus Neurospora tetrasperma. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2013, 280: 20130862. PMID: 23782882, PMCID: PMC3712418, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.0862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiological EvolutionChromosomes, FungalDisorders of Sex DevelopmentGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenes, Mating Type, FungalGenome, FungalNeurosporaOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhenotypeRecombination, GeneticConceptsMating typesFilamentous ascomycete Neurospora tetraspermaNeurospora tetraspermaMating-type locusGene expression levelsExpression divergenceTranscriptional divergencePhenotypic divergenceFungal AnaloguesRecombinational suppressionMat ASequence divergenceN. tetraspermaMale developmentDivergent regionsFemale developmentMolecular phenotypesGenesSexual dimorphismMale tissuesExpression levelsDivergencePhenotypeAgar mediumGenomeYeast response to LA virus indicates coadapted global gene expression during mycoviral infection
McBride RC, Boucher N, Park DS, Turner PE, Townsend JP. Yeast response to LA virus indicates coadapted global gene expression during mycoviral infection. FEMS Yeast Research 2013, 13: 162-179. PMID: 23122216, DOI: 10.1111/1567-1364.12019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsGene Expression Regulation, FungalHelper VirusesHost-Pathogen InteractionsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeTotivirusConceptsGlobal gene expressionGene expressionFungal hostUnusual life historyHost gene expressionAsexual modeAsexual reproductionFungal communitiesYeast responseReproductive successLife historyFungal cellsUbiquitous distributionLA virusFungal growthMycoviral infectionFungiViral infectionHostExpressionFitnessImportant roleDeleterious impactSaccharomycesVirus
2012
Transcriptome analyses during fruiting body formation in Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium verticillioides reflect species life history and ecology
Sikhakolli UR, López-Giráldez F, Li N, Common R, Townsend JP, Trail F. Transcriptome analyses during fruiting body formation in Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium verticillioides reflect species life history and ecology. Fungal Genetics And Biology 2012, 49: 663-673. PMID: 22705880, DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2012.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApoptosisCluster AnalysisComputational BiologyEcosystemFruiting Bodies, FungalFusariumGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, FungalLipid MetabolismMating FactorPeptidesPhenotypeTranscriptomeConceptsF. graminearumOrthologous genesLife historyFusarium graminearumF. verticillioidesGene expressionSexual developmentStage-specific gene expressionSpecies' life historyDifferent life historiesPrevious morphological analysesMorphological developmentLife cycleSexual sporesCereal pathogensUnclassified proteinsFunctional assignmentTranscriptional programsTranscriptome analysisTranscriptional analysisType genesEcological characteristicsApoptotic processFusarium speciesGraminearumSex-specific gene expression during asexual development of Neurospora crassa
Wang Z, Kin K, López-Giráldez F, Johannesson H, Townsend JP. Sex-specific gene expression during asexual development of Neurospora crassa. Fungal Genetics And Biology 2012, 49: 533-543. PMID: 22626843, PMCID: PMC3397379, DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2012.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMating-type genesAsexual developmentMating typesNeurospora crassaGene expressionSex-specific gene expressionFungal life historyLight-responsive genesOverall gene expressionExpression levelsDifferent mating typesExpression of pheromonePheromone genesHigh expression levelsMat AType genesLife historyResponse genesExpression differencesDevelopment stagesGenesClonal developmentImpact of lightReceptor geneCrassaDifferential impact of nutrition on developmental and metabolic gene expression during fruiting body development in Neurospora crassa
Wang Z, Lehr N, Trail F, Townsend JP. Differential impact of nutrition on developmental and metabolic gene expression during fruiting body development in Neurospora crassa. Fungal Genetics And Biology 2012, 49: 405-413. PMID: 22469835, PMCID: PMC3397380, DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2012.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCulture MediaDNA, ComplementaryDNA, FungalFruiting Bodies, FungalGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, FungalMetabolic Networks and PathwaysMicroarray AnalysisNeurospora crassaTime FactorsConceptsCarrot agarPerithecial developmentNeurospora crassaNutritional resourcesCore metabolic genesDifferent fungiSexual developmentDiverse environmental stimuliMetabolic gene expressionKey regulatory roleDevelopmental programMetabolic genesMicroarray hybridizationTranscriptional profilesAnabolic pathwaysExpression patternsGene expressionBody sizeMetabolic differentiationRegulatory roleBody developmentEffects of nutritionNutritional environmentEnvironmental stimuliBody morphologyAbundant Gene-by-Environment Interactions in Gene Expression Reaction Norms to Copper within Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Hodgins-Davis A, Adomas AB, Warringer J, Townsend JP. Abundant Gene-by-Environment Interactions in Gene Expression Reaction Norms to Copper within Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genome Biology And Evolution 2012, 4: 1061-1079. PMID: 23019066, PMCID: PMC3514956, DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evs084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCluster AnalysisCopperDNA-Binding ProteinsDose-Response Relationship, DrugGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, FungalGene-Environment InteractionGenes, FungalGenetic VariationMetabolic Networks and PathwaysMicroarray AnalysisNuclear ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTranscription FactorsTranscriptomeConceptsPopulation variationReaction normsGene expression reaction normsGene expressionNovel ecological contextsGenome-wide mRNA levelsGenetic backgroundRelevant copper concentrationsAbundance of variationMitotic fitnessSulfur homeostasisPlastic phenotypesDownstream metabolic consequencesPlastic variationMost genesCopper stressPhenotypic variationGene networksAbundant genesGenetic variationCopper gradientExpression variationEcological contextDifferential expressionGenes
2011
SIR2 and other genes are abundantly expressed in long-lived natural segregants for replicative aging of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Guo Z, Adomas AB, Jackson ED, Qin H, Townsend JP. SIR2 and other genes are abundantly expressed in long-lived natural segregants for replicative aging of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Yeast Research 2011, 11: 345-355. PMID: 21306556, DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2011.00723.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell CycleCell ProliferationGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenes, FungalHSP30 Heat-Shock ProteinsHydrogen PeroxideMicrobial ViabilityMitochondrial Membrane Transport ProteinsMitochondrial Precursor Protein Import Complex ProteinsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhenotypePolymerase Chain ReactionSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSilent Information Regulator Proteins, Saccharomyces cerevisiaeSirtuin 2Up-RegulationConceptsReplicative agingWhole genome gene expressionNatural S. cerevisiaeExpression levelsLife span variationDifferential expression levelsDifferent expression levelsEffects of genesNatural populationsYeast SaccharomycesOrganelle organizationS. cerevisiaeGene expressionNatural variationCell cycleStress responseSir2Mitochondrial functionGenesSaccharomycesAllelic associationSpan variationProgenyMetabolic responseTim17
2010
Multi-targeted priming for genome-wide gene expression assays
Adomas AB, Lopez-Giraldez F, Clark TA, Wang Z, Townsend JP. Multi-targeted priming for genome-wide gene expression assays. BMC Genomics 2010, 11: 477. PMID: 20716356, PMCID: PMC3091673, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-11-477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDNA PrimersGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenes, FungalMetabolic Networks and PathwaysMyceliumNeurospora crassaNitrogenOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisReproducibility of ResultsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse TranscriptionRNA, FungalRNA, MessengerSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSequence Analysis, RNAConceptsGene expressionGene expression assaysNeurospora crassaRibosomal RNAExpression assaysMost protein-coding genesEarly sexual developmentGenome-wide gene expressionTransfer RNA genesProtein-coding genesNitrogen starvation responseGenome of SaccharomycesPreponderance of genesGlobal gene expressionResponse of SaccharomycesCommon sequence motifsSexual developmentDetailed expression profilesReverse transcriptionRNA genesStarvation responseTag sequencingSequence motifsTransfer RNATranscriptomic assaysLOX: inferring Level Of eXpression from diverse methods of census sequencing
Zhang Z, López-Giráldez F, Townsend JP. LOX: inferring Level Of eXpression from diverse methods of census sequencing. Bioinformatics 2010, 26: 1918-1919. PMID: 20538728, PMCID: PMC2905554, DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btq303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsComputational BiologyExpressed Sequence TagsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, FungalOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisSoftwareConceptsTranscriptomic sequencing data
2009
The filamentous fungal gene expression database (FFGED)
Zhang Z, Townsend JP. The filamentous fungal gene expression database (FFGED). Fungal Genetics And Biology 2009, 47: 199-204. PMID: 20025988, PMCID: PMC2822089, DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2009.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsChromosome MappingComputational BiologyComputer GraphicsDatabase Management SystemsDatabases, GeneticGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenes, FungalGenome, FungalInternetModels, GeneticModels, StatisticalOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSequence AlignmentSoftwareSystems IntegrationUser-Computer InterfaceConceptsEfficient web interfaceExpression databaseUser-friendly managementCollection of toolsGene expression databaseDifferent usersData sharingWeb interfaceCollaborative platformExperimental metadataFree databaseRaw dataData submissionUsersMultiple experimentsGene expression dataSharingDatabaseEssential informationAjaxMetadataExpression dataDifferent experimentsRetrievalRelated experiments