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 ResearchConceptsSingle-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
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 ResearchConceptsSmall 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