A mitogen-activated protein kinase gene (MGV1) in Fusarium graminearum is required for female fertility, heterokaryon formation, and plant infection

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1119-1127

  Hou, Zhanming ^a   Xue, Chaoyang ^a   Peng, Youliang ^a   Katan, Talma ^b   Kistler, H Corby ^c   Xu, Jin Rong ^a  

^a Purdue University ^*  (United States)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungal pathogenicity; Gibberella zeae

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MAGNAPORTHE; MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA; MYXOGASTRIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

FUNGAL DNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS SPORE; FUSARIUM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIRULENCE; WHEAT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL WALL; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGAL COMPONENTS; FUSARIUM; GENES, FUNGAL; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPORES, FUNGAL; TRITICUM; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0036832185     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.2002.15.11.1119     Document Type: Article

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