2023
The Sordariomycetes: an expanding resource with Big Data for mining in evolutionary genomics and transcriptomics
Wang Z, Kim W, Wang Y, Yakubovich E, Dong C, Trail F, Townsend J, Yarden O. The Sordariomycetes: an expanding resource with Big Data for mining in evolutionary genomics and transcriptomics. Frontiers In Fungal Biology 2023, 4: 1214537. PMID: 37746130, PMCID: PMC10512317, DOI: 10.3389/ffunb.2023.1214537.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsEvolutionary genomicsOmics dataFungal sexual developmentAncestral state analysisRichness of speciesDifferent taxonomic levelsAspects of biologySpecies/generaSystems biological analysisRegulatory network modelKnowledge of evolutionAscomycete genomesSordariomycetes classFungal evolutionTrait diversityDivergent lineagesFungal kingdomFungal biologyGenomic scaleSecondary metabolismModel genomesModel fungusModel speciesEcological diversityKey genetic elements
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