RNA-seq analyses of conidia.

<p>(A) The numbers of genes whose mRNA levels were similar (Unaffected, grey), or different between WT and Δ<i>wetA</i> conidia (DEG, green), with down (blue) and up (yellow) in the Δ<i>wetA</i> conidia compared to WT. A DEG is defined by having a > 2-fold change of mRNA levels between WT and Δ<i>wetA</i> conidia and an adjusted <i>p</i>-value of less than 0.05. (B) Functional categories of DEGs in conidia. The yellow bars represent genes whose mRNA levels increased in the Δ<i>wetA</i> conidia, whereas the blue bars represent those genes whose mRNA levels decreased in the Δ<i>wetA</i> conidia. The pink shaded box represents the biological process GO categories; the yellow shaded box represents the molecular function GO categories; the blue shaded box represents the cellular component GO categories. “Number of Genes”: the total number of DEGs assigned to the specific GO category. “% of Gene Number in GO”: the number of DEGs divided by the total number of genes assigned to the specific GO category in the genome as a whole. (C) The schematic diagram and mRNA expression profile of the G-protein regulatory pathways controlling development, stress response, and aflatoxin biosynthesis.