Fig. 8: Effects of accumulated intron lariats on the transcript levels of conidiation related, mating-type genes, and ribosomal components.

a Transcript levels of genes related to conidiation in the wild-type and ΔFgdbr1 strains. Transcript levels were quantified by qRT-PCR 12 h after conidia induction on YMA. b Transcript levels of mating-type genes in the wild-type and ΔFgdbr1 strains. Transcript levels were quantified by qRT-PCR 2 days after sexual induction. c, d Transcript levels of ribosomal protein genes in the wild-type and ΔFgdbr1 strains during conidia (c) and sexual induction (d). e, f Relative intron lariat levels in the wild-type and ΔFgdbr1 strains during asexual (e) and sexual development (f). Error bars represent standard deviations of biological replicates (n = 3 for wild type, n = 6 for ΔFgdbr1). *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001. N.D. not detected.