The Fus3/Kss1 MAP kinase homolog Amk1 regulates the expression of genes encoding hydrolytic enzymes in Alternaria brassicicola

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 543-553

  Cho, Yangrae ^a   Cramer Jr , Robert A ^b   Kim, Kwang Hyung ^a   Davis, Josh ^a   Mitchell, Thomas K ^c   Figuli, Patricia ^d   Pryor, Barry M ^d   Lemasters, Emily ^a   Lawrence, Christopher B ^a  

^a VIRGINIA BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternaria; Gene disruption; Linear minimal element construct; Mitogen activated protein kinase; Necrotroph; Pathogenicity factor

Indexed keywords

AMK1 PROTEIN; FUS3 PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; HYDROLASE; KSS1 PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNARIA BRASSICICOLA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS; GENE CONTROL; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT; PLANT DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VIRULENCE; WILD TYPE;

ALTERNARIA; BRASSICA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HYDROLASES; HYDROLYSIS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PLANT DISEASES; VIRULENCE;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA BRASSICICOLA; BRASSICA; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 34247622506     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2006.11.015     Document Type: Article

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