2022
Secondary Metabolism Gene Clusters Exhibit Increasingly Dynamic and Differential Expression during Asexual Growth, Conidiation, and Sexual Development in Neurospora crassa
Wang Z, Lopez-Giraldez F, Slot J, Yarden O, Trail F, Townsend JP. Secondary Metabolism Gene Clusters Exhibit Increasingly Dynamic and Differential Expression during Asexual Growth, Conidiation, and Sexual Development in Neurospora crassa. MSystems 2022, 7: e00232-22. PMID: 35638725, PMCID: PMC9239088, DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00232-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSM clustersComparative genomicsSecondary metabolitesAsexual growthN. crassaNeurospora crassaSecondary metabolism gene clustersSexual developmentDevelopmental stagesSecondary metabolite clustersComparative genomic analysisExtensive transcriptomic dataGene expression patternsEnvironmental conditionsFungal toxin productionLevel of RNASMC genesLife cycleRegulatory switchComputational annotationGene clusterEnvironmental signalsMetabolite clustersGenomic analysisKnockout phenotypes
2020
Comparative Genomics within and across Bilaterians Illuminates the Evolutionary History of ALK and LTK Proto-Oncogene Origination and Diversification
Dornburg A, Wang Z, Wang J, Mo ES, López-Giráldez F, Townsend JP. Comparative Genomics within and across Bilaterians Illuminates the Evolutionary History of ALK and LTK Proto-Oncogene Origination and Diversification. Genome Biology And Evolution 2020, 13: evaa228. PMID: 33196781, PMCID: PMC7851593, DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evaa228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeukocyte tyrosine kinaseEvolutionary historyPhylogenetic analysisProtein-coding genesComparative genomic analysisEarly embryonic expressionMetazoan genomesComparative genomicsPhylogenetic contextModel organismsEmbryonic expressionModel speciesHuman genesKey genesGenomic analysisImportant genesMammal systemsFunctional convergenceTyrosine kinaseMolecular homologyGenesFunctional roleVertebratesMammal modelsHomologyAlternative genomic diagnoses for individuals with a clinical diagnosis of Dubowitz syndrome
Dyment DA, O'Donnell‐Luria A, Agrawal PB, Akdemir Z, Aleck KA, Antaki D, Al Sharhan H, Au P, Aydin H, Beggs AH, Bilguvar K, Boerwinkle E, Brand H, Brownstein CA, Buyske S, Chodirker B, Choi J, Chudley AE, Clericuzio CL, Cox GF, Curry C, de Boer E, de Vries B, Dunn K, Dutmer CM, England EM, Fahrner JA, Geckinli BB, Genetti CA, Gezdirici A, Gibson WT, Gleeson JG, Greenberg CR, Hall A, Hamosh A, Hartley T, Jhangiani SN, Karaca E, Kernohan K, Lauzon JL, Lewis MES, Lowry RB, López‐Giráldez F, Matise TC, McEvoy‐Venneri J, McInnes B, Mhanni A, Minaur S, Moilanen J, Nguyen A, Nowaczyk MJM, Posey JE, Õunap K, Pehlivan D, Pajusalu S, Penney LS, Poterba T, Prontera P, Doriqui MJR, Sawyer SL, Sobreira N, Stanley V, Torun D, Wargowski D, Witmer PD, Wong I, Xing J, Zaki MS, Zhang Y, Consortium C, Genomics C, Boycott KM, Bamshad MJ, Nickerson DA, Blue EE, Innes AM. Alternative genomic diagnoses for individuals with a clinical diagnosis of Dubowitz syndrome. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A 2020, 185: 119-133. PMID: 33098347, PMCID: PMC8197629, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome sequencingExtensive locus heterogeneityCopy number variationsGenomic analysisMolecular diagnosisSingle geneDe novo variantsNext-generation sequencingDisease genesWide sequencingGenesGenomic diagnosisLocus heterogeneityNovo variantsSequencingPhenotypeAdditional familiesBiallelic variantsHDAC8FamilyVariant filteringDistinctive facial appearanceClinical phenotypeVariantsUncertain significance
2018
Lvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic Leptospira
Adhikarla H, Wunder EA, Mechaly AE, Mehta S, Wang Z, Santos L, Bisht V, Diggle P, Murray G, Adler B, Lopez F, Townsend JP, Groisman E, Picardeau M, Buschiazzo A, Ko AI. Lvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic Leptospira. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2018, 8: 45. PMID: 29600195, PMCID: PMC5863495, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse regulatorTwo-component system proteinsDNA-binding response regulatorGlobal transcriptional regulationHybrid histidine kinaseGlobal gene regulationNovel signal pathwayComprehensive genomic analysisPhosphotransfer assaysTCS genesHistidine kinaseGene duplicationTranscriptional regulationGene regulationCorresponding genesPhylogenetic analysisGenomic analysisMolecular basisMutant strainSystem proteinsSignaling systemInfection processGenesBranched pathwayVirulence