2023
Comparative Transcriptomics of Fusarium graminearum and Magnaporthe oryzae Spore Germination Leading up To Infection
Miguel-Rojas C, Cavinder B, Townsend J, Trail F. Comparative Transcriptomics of Fusarium graminearum and Magnaporthe oryzae Spore Germination Leading up To Infection. MBio 2023, 14: e02442-22. PMID: 36598191, PMCID: PMC9973345, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02442-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComparative transcriptomicsMagnaporthe oryzaePlant surfacesFusarium graminearumF. graminearumGene expressionPlant pathogensAppressorium formationFungal plant pathogensComparative gene expressionBiosynthesis of deoxynivalenolHost-pathogen interfaceTrichothecene genesTrichome basesLaser dissection microscopyM. oryzaeFungal ingressTranscriptomic analysisInfection strategiesHelp of enzymesPlant cuticlesSpore germlingsTranscriptomicsMode of penetrationResistant cultivars
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