Benomyl resistance of Colletotrichum acutatum is caused by enhanced expression of β-tubulin 1 gene regulated by putative leucine zipper protein CaBEN1

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1324-1335

  Nakaune, Ryoji ^a   Nakano, Masaaki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRUIT TREE SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Tubulin; Benomyl resistance; CaBEN1; Colletotrichum acutatum; Leucine zipper; Overexpression

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BENOMYL; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; BETA TUBULIN; CABEN1 PROTEIN; FUNGICIDE; LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM ACUTATUM; GENE CONTROL; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE INSERTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC RESISTANCE; GIBBERELLA; MUTAGENESIS; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BENOMYL; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; COLLETOTRICHUM; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; LEUCINE ZIPPERS; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TUBULIN;

FUNGI; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; GLOMERELLA ACUTATA;

EID: 35748950131     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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