Large-Scale Transcriptional Response to Hypoxia in Aspergillus fumigatus Observed Using RNAseq Identifies a Novel Hypoxia Regulated ncRNA

Mycopathologia

Volumn 178, Issue 5-6, 2014, Pages 331-339

  Losada, Liliana ^a   Barker, Bridget M ^b   Pakala, Suman ^a   Pakala, Suchitra ^a   Joardar, Vinita ^a   Zafar, Nikhat ^a   Mounaud, Stephanie ^a   Fedorova, Natalie ^a   Nierman, William C ^a   Cramer, Robert A ^c  

^a J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Translational Genomics Institute   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Aspergillus fumigatus; Hypoxia; microRNA; ncRNA; RNAseq; Transcriptomics

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84908546749     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: 15730832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-014-9779-8     Document Type: Article

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