The use of global transcriptional analysis to reveal the biological and cellular events involved in distinct development phases of <it>Trichophyton rubrum </it>conidial germination
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Conidia are considered to be the primary cause of infections by <it>Trichophyton rubrum</it>.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>We have developed a cDNA microarray containing 10250 ESTs to monitor the transcri...
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doaj-09828ecdc738419282d1172c593ccdbf2020-11-24T23:07:48ZengBMCBMC Genomics1471-21642007-04-018110010.1186/1471-2164-8-100The use of global transcriptional analysis to reveal the biological and cellular events involved in distinct development phases of <it>Trichophyton rubrum </it>conidial germinationDing GuohuiWan ZheSun LilianLi WeijunYang LiZhang WenliangZhu YafangXue YingXu XingyeDong JieMa LiPeng JunpingChen LihongYang JianLeng WenchuanYu LuWang LinglingZhang QianLiu TaoYu FudongTu KangQian ZiliangLi RuoyuShen YanLi YixueJin Qi<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Conidia are considered to be the primary cause of infections by <it>Trichophyton rubrum</it>.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>We have developed a cDNA microarray containing 10250 ESTs to monitor the transcriptional strategy of conidial germination. A total of 1561 genes that had their expression levels specially altered in the process were obtained and hierarchically clustered with respect to their expression profiles. By functional analysis, we provided a global view of an important biological system related to conidial germination, including characterization of the pattern of gene expression at sequential developmental phases, and changes of gene expression profiles corresponding to morphological transitions. We matched the EST sequences to GO terms in the <it>Saccharomyces </it>Genome Database (SGD). A number of homologues of <it>Saccharomyces cerevisiae </it>genes related to signalling pathways and some important cellular processes were found to be involved in <it>T. rubrum </it>germination. These genes and signalling pathways may play roles in distinct steps, such as activating conidial germination, maintenance of isotropic growth, establishment of cell polarity and morphological transitions.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Our results may provide insights into molecular mechanisms of conidial germination at the cell level, and may enhance our understanding of regulation of gene expression related to the morphological construction of <it>T. rubrum</it>.</p> http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/8/100 |
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Ding Guohui Wan Zhe Sun Lilian Li Weijun Yang Li Zhang Wenliang Zhu Yafang Xue Ying Xu Xingye Dong Jie Ma Li Peng Junping Chen Lihong Yang Jian Leng Wenchuan Yu Lu Wang Lingling Zhang Qian Liu Tao Yu Fudong Tu Kang Qian Ziliang Li Ruoyu Shen Yan Li Yixue Jin Qi |
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Ding Guohui Wan Zhe Sun Lilian Li Weijun Yang Li Zhang Wenliang Zhu Yafang Xue Ying Xu Xingye Dong Jie Ma Li Peng Junping Chen Lihong Yang Jian Leng Wenchuan Yu Lu Wang Lingling Zhang Qian Liu Tao Yu Fudong Tu Kang Qian Ziliang Li Ruoyu Shen Yan Li Yixue Jin Qi The use of global transcriptional analysis to reveal the biological and cellular events involved in distinct development phases of <it>Trichophyton rubrum </it>conidial germination BMC Genomics |
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Ding Guohui Wan Zhe Sun Lilian Li Weijun Yang Li Zhang Wenliang Zhu Yafang Xue Ying Xu Xingye Dong Jie Ma Li Peng Junping Chen Lihong Yang Jian Leng Wenchuan Yu Lu Wang Lingling Zhang Qian Liu Tao Yu Fudong Tu Kang Qian Ziliang Li Ruoyu Shen Yan Li Yixue Jin Qi |
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The use of global transcriptional analysis to reveal the biological and cellular events involved in distinct development phases of <it>Trichophyton rubrum </it>conidial germination |
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The use of global transcriptional analysis to reveal the biological and cellular events involved in distinct development phases of <it>Trichophyton rubrum </it>conidial germination |
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The use of global transcriptional analysis to reveal the biological and cellular events involved in distinct development phases of <it>Trichophyton rubrum </it>conidial germination |
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The use of global transcriptional analysis to reveal the biological and cellular events involved in distinct development phases of <it>Trichophyton rubrum </it>conidial germination |
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The use of global transcriptional analysis to reveal the biological and cellular events involved in distinct development phases of <it>Trichophyton rubrum </it>conidial germination |
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use of global transcriptional analysis to reveal the biological and cellular events involved in distinct development phases of <it>trichophyton rubrum </it>conidial germination |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Conidia are considered to be the primary cause of infections by <it>Trichophyton rubrum</it>.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>We have developed a cDNA microarray containing 10250 ESTs to monitor the transcriptional strategy of conidial germination. A total of 1561 genes that had their expression levels specially altered in the process were obtained and hierarchically clustered with respect to their expression profiles. By functional analysis, we provided a global view of an important biological system related to conidial germination, including characterization of the pattern of gene expression at sequential developmental phases, and changes of gene expression profiles corresponding to morphological transitions. We matched the EST sequences to GO terms in the <it>Saccharomyces </it>Genome Database (SGD). A number of homologues of <it>Saccharomyces cerevisiae </it>genes related to signalling pathways and some important cellular processes were found to be involved in <it>T. rubrum </it>germination. These genes and signalling pathways may play roles in distinct steps, such as activating conidial germination, maintenance of isotropic growth, establishment of cell polarity and morphological transitions.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Our results may provide insights into molecular mechanisms of conidial germination at the cell level, and may enhance our understanding of regulation of gene expression related to the morphological construction of <it>T. rubrum</it>.</p> |
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