2015
Genomic and Gene-Expression Comparisons among Phage-Resistant Type-IV Pilus Mutants of Pseudomonas syringae pathovar phaseolicola
Sistrom M, Park D, O’Brien H, Wang Z, Guttman DS, Townsend JP, Turner PE. Genomic and Gene-Expression Comparisons among Phage-Resistant Type-IV Pilus Mutants of Pseudomonas syringae pathovar phaseolicola. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0144514. PMID: 26670219, PMCID: PMC4687649, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene OntologyGene expression variationType IV pilus expressionGene expression comparisonsType IV piliTricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) cycleType IV pilusNon-piliated strainsPseudomonas syringae pathovar phaseolicolaAcetyl-CoA metabolismEvolutionary biologyTCA pathwayExpression analysisPilus retractionPilus mutantsExpression variationExpression patternsWild typeAerobic respirationGenome sequencingSignificant bacterial pathogensPilus expressionDifferential expressionBacterial cellsPathovar phaseolicola
2014
Neural Gene Expression Profiles and Androgen Levels Underlie Alternative Reproductive Tactics in the Ocellated Wrasse, Symphodus ocellatus
Stiver K, Harris R, Townsend J, Hofmann H, Alonzo S. Neural Gene Expression Profiles and Androgen Levels Underlie Alternative Reproductive Tactics in the Ocellated Wrasse, Symphodus ocellatus. Ethology 2014, 121: 152-167. DOI: 10.1111/eth.12324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeural gene expression profilesAlternative reproductive tacticsReproductive tacticsGene expression profilesNesting malesExpression differencesExpression profilesReproductive behaviorAlternative reproductive phenotypesNeural gene expressionGene expression patternsOcellated wrassePhenotypic plasticityDiverse taxaSneaker malesWrasse SymphodusBrain transcriptomeMale's nestReproductive phenotypesReproductive seasonMale phenotypeExpression patternsGene expressionMolecular mechanismsSatellite males
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 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
2012
Differential 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 ResearchConceptsCarrot 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 morphology