The G protein β subunit FGB1 regulates development and pathogenicity in Fusarium oxysporum

Current Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 79-86

  Jain, Sona ^a   Akiyama, Kouichi ^a   Kan, Takuya ^a   Ohguchi, Tomizo ^a   Takata, Renkinchi ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

cAMP; G protein subunit; Gene disruption; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; NUCLEOTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; COLONY FORMATION; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE FUNCTION; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 0038000634     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00294-003-0372-9     Document Type: Article

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