Ste12 transcription factor homologue CpST12 is down-regulated by hypovirus infection and required for virulence and female fertility of the chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 235-244

  Deng, Fuyou ^a   Allen, Todd D ^a,b   Nuss, Donald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Harrisburg Area Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; STE12 PROTEIN, FUNGUS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; DNA MICROARRAY; DOWN REGULATION; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA VIRUS; VIROLOGY; VIRULENCE;

ASCOMYCOTA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DOWN-REGULATION; FERTILITY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA VIRUSES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE;

CRYPHONECTRIA PARASITICA; FUNGI; HYPOVIRUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 33847201152     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00302-06     Document Type: Article

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