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Frances Trail

Michigan State UniversityORCID 0000-0002-7124-9087Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Organism:fungi (other)· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Comparative transcriptomics reveal contrasting fungal strategies in a plant pathogen versus an endophyte during initial host colonization

Soumya S. Moonjely, Frances Trail

This study compares transcriptomes of two fungi during conidial germination, showing F. graminearum upregulates genes for CAZymes and effectors, while M. anisopliae upregulates indole-3-acetic acid synthesis genes, reflecting their pathogenic and endophytic lifestyles.

Microbiology Spectrum · Jun 12, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Comparative transcriptional analysis reveals gene expression changes in spore germination of opportunistic pathogenic fungi

Da‐Woon Kim, Malaika K. Ebert, Soumya S. Moonjely, Zheng Wang, Oded Yarden, Jeffrey P. Townsend, Frances Trail

This study compares gene expression during spore germination across fungal pathogens and non-pathogens to identify expression divergence linked to pathogenicity.

bioRxiv · Feb 3, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Sexual stage-induced long noncoding RNAs in the filamentous fungus Fusarium graminearum

Wonyong Kim, Cristina Miguel‐Rojas, Jie Wang, Jeffrey P. Townsend, Frances Trail

The paper identifies sexual stage-induced lncRNAs in Fusarium graminearum and explores their relationship with gene silencing and transcriptional activity during sexual development.

mBio · Aug 13, 2018Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology