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Gene Expression in the Rice Blast Fungus, Magnaporthe grisea, During Nitrogen Starvation

ABSTRACT: This experiment was designed to analyze transcriptional changes that occur when the fungal plant pathogen M. grisea is shifted from a complete media to a nitrogen-starved media. Comparisons were made in the following way between fungal mycelial grown in minimal media supplemented with a nitrogen source (MM+N) and minimal media without a nitrogen source (NS) Keywords: parallel sample

ORGANISM(S): Magnaporthe grisea

SUBMITTER: Sean Coughlan

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-2716 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Global gene expression during nitrogen starvation in the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe grisea.

Donofrio N M NM Oh Y Y Lundy R R Pan H H Brown D E DE Jeong J S JS Coughlan S S Mitchell T K TK Dean R A RA

Fungal genetics and biology : FG & B 20060530 9

Efficient regulation of nitrogen metabolism likely plays a role in the ability of fungi to exploit ecological niches. To learn about regulation of nitrogen metabolism in the rice blast pathogen Magnaporthe grisea, we undertook a genome-wide analysis of gene expression under nitrogen-limiting conditions. Five hundred and twenty genes showed increased transcript levels at 12 and 48 h after shifting the fungus to media lacking nitrate as a nitrogen source. Thirty-nine of these genes have putative f ...[more]

PMID: 16731015

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Gene Expression in the Rice Blast Fungus, Magnaporthe grisea, During Nitrogen Starvation

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Global gene expression during nitrogen starvation in the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe grisea.

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