Functional characterization, sequence comparisons and distribution of a polyketide synthase gene required for perithecial pigmentation in some Fusarium species

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1076-1087

  Proctor, R H ^a   Butchko, R A E ^a   Brown, D W ^a   Moretti, A ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fusarium; Fusarium graminearum; Fusarium verticillioides; Gibberella; Nectria haematococca; Perithecium; Polyketide synthase

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN PGL1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA FLANKING REGION; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; FUSARIUM VERTICILLIOIDES; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NECTRIA HAEMATOCOCCA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CEREALS; FUSARIUM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GIBBERELLA; HORDEUM; MYCOTOXINS; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DISEASES; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; FUSARIUM SP.; GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; HAEMATONECTRIA HAEMATOCOCCA;

EID: 34748922237     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030701546495     Document Type: Conference Paper

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