Rho1 has distinct functions in morphogenesis, cell wall biosynthesis and virulence of Fusarium oxysporum

Cellular Microbiology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1339-1351

  Martínez Rocha, Ana Lilia ^a   Roncero, M Isabel G ^a   López Ramirez, Adriana ^b   Mariné, Marçal ^c   Guarro, Josep ^c   Martínez Cadena, Guadalupe ^b   Di Pietro, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^c FACULTAT DE MEDICINA I CIÈNCIES DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; GLUCAN SYNTHASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN RHO1; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SORBITOL;

ALLELE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL PLANT DISEASE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM WILT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOSS; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; TOMATO; WILD TYPE;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CELL WALL; CHITIN SYNTHASE; CULTURE MEDIA; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUSARIUM; GENES, FUNGAL; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HYPHAE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MORPHOGENESIS; MYCOSES; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS;

FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 43449127513     PISSN: 14625814     EISSN: 14625822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2008.01130.x     Document Type: Article

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