Differential gene expression analysis by RNA-Seq for the bldC deletion strain and the wild type of Streptomyces venezuelae strain NRRL B-65442 after 10 and 14 hours of culture

The BldC gene is required for the formation of aerial hyphae in Streptomyces venezuelae. It is a 68 amino acid DNA-binding protein related to the MerR family of transcription factors. BldC deletion strains are bald because they initiate sporulation prematurely, omitting the formation of aerial hyphae altogether. This RNA-Seq experiment was carried out to determine and quantify effect of BldC on the expression of all genes in the S. venezuelae genome after 10 and 14 hours of culture.