Comparative Genomics and Transcriptomics To Analyze Fruiting Body Development in Filamentous Ascomycetes.

ABSTRACT: Many filamentous ascomycetes develop three-dimensional fruiting bodies for production and dispersal of sexual spores. Fruiting bodies are among the most complex structures differentiated by ascomycetes; however, the molecular mechanisms underlying this process are insufficiently understood. Previous comparative transcriptomics analyses of fruiting body development in different ascomycetes suggested that there might be a core set of genes that are transcriptionally regulated in a similar manner across species. Conserved patterns of gene expression can be indicative of functional relevance, and therefore such a set of genes might constitute promising candidates for functional analyses. In this study, we have sequenced the genome of the Pezizomycete Ascodesmis nigricans, and performed

SUBMITTER: Lutkenhaus R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6893386 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature