Secondary metabolite gene clusters in the entomopathogen fungus Metarhizium anisopliae: genome identification and patterns of expression in a cuticle infection model

Table 5 Expression profiling of the M. anisopliae cluster related to destruxin biosynthesis

NCBI gene locus ID	Expression (RPKM)			Differential expression (log2-fold change)		Gene product
NCBI gene locus ID	48hC	48hI	144hI	48hCx48hI	48hIx144hI	Gene product
MANI_024443	2.67	138.02	14.72	5.80	−3.14	ABC multidrug transporter
MANI_024450	2.78	88.43	8.54	5.06	−3.34	Hypothetical protein
MANI_131037	0.00	119.36	8.75	9.88	−3.71	Glutamate decarboxylase
MANI_130923	3.06	100.47	14.43	5.11	−2.80	Aldo-keto reductase
MANI_024448	4.58	480.60	52.47	6.81	−3.08	Cytochrome P450
MANI_024437	9.41	261.50	15.65	4.92	−3.96	Destruxin synthetase

The relative changes in expression levels were estimated at 48 h for the control condition (hC) and both 48 and 144 h for infection conditions (hI). NA Not Available, ND No Difference

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