A novel gene MGA1 is required for appressorium formation in Magnaporthe grisea

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1157-1169

  Gupta, Archna ^a   Chattoo, Bharat B ^a  

^a Faculty of Science   (India)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation; Appressorium; Glycogen; Hyperosmotic stress; Lipid mobilization; Magnaporthe grisea; MGA1

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; SORBITOL;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GERMINATION; GLYCOGEN METABOLISM; HYPEROSMOTIC STRESS; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; LIPID METABOLISM; MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA; MGA1 GENE; MYCELIUM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MAGNAPORTHE; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; MYCELIUM; ORYZA SATIVA; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SORBITOL;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; FUNGI; MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA;

EID: 34948865694     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2007.02.014     Document Type: Article

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