2017
Light sensing by opsins and fungal ecology: NOP‐1 modulates entry into sexual reproduction in response to environmental cues
Wang Z, Wang J, Li N, Li J, Trail F, Dunlap JC, Townsend JP. Light sensing by opsins and fungal ecology: NOP‐1 modulates entry into sexual reproduction in response to environmental cues. Molecular Ecology 2017, 27: 216-232. PMID: 29134709, PMCID: PMC5797489, DOI: 10.1111/mec.14425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceConserved SequenceEcological and Environmental PhenomenaFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, FungalGene Knockout TechniquesGene Regulatory NetworksGenes, FungalLightModels, BiologicalMultienzyme ComplexesNADH, NADPH OxidoreductasesNeurospora crassaOpsinsOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressPhenotypePhylogenyProtein Structure, SecondaryReproductionUp-RegulationConceptsNOP-1Opsin-like proteinFungal ecologyPlant-associated fungiRapid environmental changeOxidative stress responseKey amino acidsFungal genomesComparative transcriptomicsSexual reproductionOrganismal functionNeurospora crassaEnvironmental cuesGenetic basisSensory rhodopsinStress responseNAD/NADPTransmembrane movementRetinal binding siteGenesAmino acidsFungiEnvironmental changesSexual developmentOpsin
2015
Solving the ecological puzzle of mycorrhizal associations using data from annotated collections and environmental samples – an example of saddle fungi
Hwang J, Zhao Q, Yang ZL, Wang Z, Townsend JP. Solving the ecological puzzle of mycorrhizal associations using data from annotated collections and environmental samples – an example of saddle fungi. Environmental Microbiology Reports 2015, 7: 658-667. PMID: 26033481, DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotential plant hostsEnvironmental sequencesDiversity of ecologyEctomycorrhizal fungiEcological roleGenetic divergenceGeographic distributionUnculturable fungiPhylogenetic informativenessPlant hostsEcologyITS phylogenyITS sequencesRoot tipsEnvironmental samplesSpeciesMetagenomic investigationSequence alignmentHost typeHelvellaDiversityFungiDiversity of relationshipsSequenceSoil
2013
Evaluating Phylogenetic Informativeness as a Predictor of Phylogenetic Signal for Metazoan, Fungal, and Mammalian Phylogenomic Data Sets
López-Giráldez F, Moeller AH, Townsend JP. Evaluating Phylogenetic Informativeness as a Predictor of Phylogenetic Signal for Metazoan, Fungal, and Mammalian Phylogenomic Data Sets. BioMed Research International 2013, 2013: 621604. PMID: 23878813, PMCID: PMC3708382, DOI: 10.1155/2013/621604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhylogenomic data setsPhylogenetic informativenessPhylogenetic signalEffects of homoplasyPoor phylogenetic resolutionPhylogenetic resolutionSister cladeOutgroup taxaPhylogenetic researchTaxonomic groupsPhylogenetic inferenceAdvantageous genesGenesMetazoansCladeTaxaDiverse groupDiverse time scalesHomoplasyHaphazard samplingMammalsFungiOrganismsFungalMarkersYeast response to LA virus indicates coadapted global gene expression during mycoviral infection
McBride RC, Boucher N, Park DS, Turner PE, Townsend JP. Yeast response to LA virus indicates coadapted global gene expression during mycoviral infection. FEMS Yeast Research 2013, 13: 162-179. PMID: 23122216, DOI: 10.1111/1567-1364.12019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal gene expressionGene expressionFungal hostUnusual life historyHost gene expressionAsexual modeAsexual reproductionFungal communitiesYeast responseReproductive successLife historyFungal cellsUbiquitous distributionLA virusFungal growthMycoviral infectionFungiViral infectionHostExpressionFitnessImportant roleDeleterious impactSaccharomycesVirus
2009
Evolution of Reproductive Morphology in Leaf Endophytes
Wang Z, Johnston PR, Yang ZL, Townsend JP. Evolution of Reproductive Morphology in Leaf Endophytes. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e4246. PMID: 19158947, PMCID: PMC2617777, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeaf endophytesEcological roleDead host tissuesCommon developmental pathwayEndophytic lifestyleAsexual developmentSaprobic speciesReproductive structuresReproductive morphologySaprobic fungiFungal tissueFungal classificationDead woodEndophytic fungiDevelopmental pathwaysBody sizeFungal morphologySignificant divergenceLeotiomycetesFungiEndophytesHost tissuesProblematic groupRhytismatalesImportant role
2006
Eukaryotic microbes, species recognition and the geographic limits of species: examples from the kingdom Fungi
Taylor JW, Turner E, Townsend JP, Dettman JR, Jacobson D. Eukaryotic microbes, species recognition and the geographic limits of species: examples from the kingdom Fungi. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2006, 361: 1947-1963. PMID: 17062413, PMCID: PMC1764934, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2006.1923.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsGlobal geographic rangeGeographic rangeSpecies recognitionFungal speciesGenetic isolationEukaryotic microbesSmall organismsNon-exclusive reasonsPhylogenetic species recognitionEndemic speciesRecognizable morphological changesEukaryotic speciesMorphological changesPhylogenetic speciesGeographic limitsReproductive isolationMorphological speciesKingdom FungiMorphological charactersMicrobial organismsGenetic changesSpeciesMorphological differencesOrganismsFungi