Global gene expression analysis during sporulation of the aquatic fungus Blastocladiella emersonii.

ABSTRACT: The Blastocladiella emersonii life cycle presents a number of drastic biochemical and morphological changes, mainly during two cell differentiation stages: germination and sporulation. To investigate the transcriptional changes taking place during the sporulation phase, which culminates with the production of the zoospores, motile cells responsible for the dispersal of the fungus, microarray experiments were performed. Among the 3,773 distinct genes investigated, a total of 1,207 were classified as differentially expressed, relative to time zero of sporulation, at at least one of the time points analyzed. These results indicate that accurate transcriptional control takes place during sporulation, as well as indicating the necessity for distinct molecular functions throughout this different

SUBMITTER: Vieira AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2837974 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature