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International Space Station conditions alter genomics proteomics and metabolomics in Aspergillus nidulans

Metadata Updated: April 24, 2025

The first global genomic proteomic and secondary metabolomic characterization of the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans following growth onboard the International Space Station (ISS) is reported. The investigation included the A. nidulans wild-type and three mutant strains two of which were genetically engineered to enhance secondary metabolite production. Whole genome sequencing revealed that ISS conditions altered the A. nidulans genome in specific regions. In strain CW12001 which features overexpression of the secondary metabolite global regulator laeA ISS conditions induced the loss of the laeA stop codon. Differential expression of proteins involved in stress response carbohydrate metabolic processes and secondary metabolite biosynthesis was also observed. ISS conditions significantly decreased prenyl xanthone production in the wild-type strain and increased asperthecin production in LO1362 and CW12001 which are deficient in a major DNA repair mechanism. These data provide valuable insights into the adaptation mechanism of A. nidulans to spacecraft environments.

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Metadata Created Date January 31, 2023
Metadata Updated Date April 24, 2025
Data Update Frequency irregular

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Harvested from NASA Data.json

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Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date January 31, 2023
Metadata Updated Date April 24, 2025
Publisher National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Maintainer
Identifier nasa_genelab_GLDS-233_fq84-y35b
Data First Published 2021-05-21
Data Last Modified 2025-04-23
Category Earth Science
Public Access Level public
Data Update Frequency irregular
Bureau Code 026:00
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Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
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Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
Homepage URL https://data.nasa.gov/dataset/international-space-station-conditions-alter-genomics-proteomics-and-metabolomics-in-asper
License http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/
Program Code 026:005
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 3a3210f645eedd0827b21eff519f8d58cebb1c9a59d86ec5a2c35980e5e13e1b
Source Schema Version 1.1

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