Beauveria bassiana Mbp1 (BbMbp1) regulating genes involved in asexual development

Gene BbMbp1 playes an essential role in asexual differentiation, a determinant to the biocontrol potential of entomopathogenic fungi. The genome-wide exprssion analysis involved in fungal development was analyzed by using high throughput sequencing (RNA-Seq). Our transcriptional profiles revealed that numerous differentially expressed genes (DEGs), of which involved in metabolism, cell transport and cell rescue, were significantly involved in asexual deveopment of B. bassiana. Total RNA obtained from ∆BbMbp1 disruption mutant were compared to that of wild type strain (WT) grown under the indicated conditions.