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 geneCrassaGlobal 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 ResearchConceptsPerithecial 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 specificity