2013
Sex-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 ResearchConceptsMating typesFilamentous ascomycete Neurospora tetraspermaNeurospora tetraspermaMating-type locusGene expression levelsExpression divergenceTranscriptional divergencePhenotypic divergenceFungal AnaloguesRecombinational suppressionMat ASequence divergenceN. tetraspermaMale developmentDivergent regionsFemale developmentMolecular phenotypesGenesSexual dimorphismMale tissuesExpression levelsDivergencePhenotypeAgar mediumGenome
2012
Sex-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 geneCrassa