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
2014
Genome-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 ResearchConceptsNeurospora crassaRNA-seqFilamentous fungus Neurospora crassaGenome-wide characterizationProtein coding genesFungus Neurospora crassaPrevious microarray studyRibosome biogenesisCoding genesTranscriptional responseRRNA metabolismCellular metabolismMicroarray studiesGenesCrassaSignificant oxidative stressRNA levelsOrganismsMRNA levelsOxidative stressMRNAMetabolismBiogenesisTranscriptsMycelium