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| Title |
Aspergillus flavus infection induces transcriptional and physical changes in developing maize kernels
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Microbiology, July 2014
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| DOI | 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00384 |
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| Authors |
Andrea L. Dolezal, Xiaomei Shu, Gregory R. OBrian, Dahlia M. Nielsen, Charles P. Woloshuk, Rebecca S. Boston, Gary A. Payne |
| Abstract |
Maize kernels are susceptible to infection by the opportunistic pathogen Aspergillus flavus. Infection results in reduction of grain quality and contamination of kernels with the highly carcinogenic mycotoxin, aflatoxin. To understanding host response to infection by the fungus, transcription of approximately 9000 maize genes were monitored during the host-pathogen interaction with a custom designed Affymetrix GeneChip® DNA array. More than 4000 maize genes were found differentially expressed at a FDR of 0.05. This included the up regulation of defense related genes and signaling pathways. Transcriptional changes also were observed in primary metabolism genes. Starch biosynthetic genes were down regulated during infection, while genes encoding maize hydrolytic enzymes, presumably involved in the degradation of host reserves, were up regulated. These data indicate that infection of the maize kernel by A. flavus induced metabolic changes in the kernel, including the production of a defense response, as well as a disruption in kernel development. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 92 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 92 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 21 | 23% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 16% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 4% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 11 | 12% |
| Unknown | 18 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 51 | 55% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 2% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 1% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 5 | 5% |
| Unknown | 23 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 February 2022.
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#15,035,034
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#14,042
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#126,661
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#95
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