Distinct and combined roles of the MAP kinases of Cochliobolus heterostrophus in virulence and stress responses

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 769-780

  Igbaria, Aeid ^a   Lev, Sophie ^a   Rose, Mark S ^b   Bee, Na Lee ^c   Hadar, Ruthi ^a   Degani, Ofir ^a   Horwitz, Benjamin A ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b SYNGENTA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

^c Institute eGene Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Osmoprotectant; Signaling pathways; Stress activated MAPK

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENICITY; PHOSPHORYLATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOSPHORYLATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE; ZEA MAYS;

COCHLIOBOLUS HETEROSTROPHUS; FUNGI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 46449114892     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-21-6-0769     Document Type: Article

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