Characterization of DEGs in RNAi-deficient mutants.

Abstract

<p>(A) Expression profiles of clustered groups including the mating-type genes. Fuzzy clustering categorized total genes into 10 groups depending on their expression profiles during sexual development (0–5 day after sexual induction). The genes included in groups 2 and 9 showed similar expression patterns as those of the mating-type genes (<i>MAT1-1-1</i>, <i>MAT1-1-2</i>, <i>MAT1-1-3</i>, and <i>MAT1-2-1</i>) during sexual reproduction. Transcriptome data during sexual development were obtained from a previous study [<a href="http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1006595#pgen.1006595.ref008" target="_blank">8</a>] and re-analyzed for this study. (B) Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment network of the upregulated genes in the RNAi-deficient mutants. (C) GO enrichment network of the downregulated genes in the RNAi-deficient mutants. GO terms were statistically analyzed using GOstats [<a href="http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1006595#pgen.1006595.ref040" target="_blank">40</a>] and visualized using REVIGO [<a href="http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1006595#pgen.1006595.ref041" target="_blank">41</a>].</p