Calcium/Calmodulin-dependent Signaling for Appressorium Formation in the Plant Pathogenic Fungus Magnaporthe grisea

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 698-704

  Lee, Seung Cheul ^a   Lee, Yong Hwan ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Calcium Calmodulin; Infection Structure; Phospholipase C; Pyricularia grisea

Indexed keywords

3,4,5 TRIMETHOXYBENZOIC ACID 8 (DIETHYLAMINO)OCTYL ESTER; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIMYCIN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALMODULIN; CHELATING AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; EGTAZIC ACID; GALLIC ACID; GALLOPAMIL; INOSITOL 1,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE; IONOPHORE; N (6 AMINOHEXYL) 5 CHLORO 1 NAPHTHALENESULFONAMIDE; NEOMYCIN; OPHIOBOLIN A; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR; SULFONAMIDE; TERPENE;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS SPORE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RICE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ASCOMYCOTA; CALCIMYCIN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALMODULIN; CHELATING AGENTS; CHLORPROMAZINE; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; EGTAZIC ACID; GALLIC ACID; GALLOPAMIL; INOSITOL 1,4,5-TRISPHOSPHATE; IONOPHORES; NEOMYCIN; ORYZA SATIVA; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPORES, FUNGAL; SULFONAMIDES; TERPENES;

EID: 0032585336     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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