Role of the white collar 1 photoreceptor in carotenogenesis, UV resistance, hydrophobicity, and virulence of Fusarium oxysporum

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1227-1230

  Ruiz Roldán, M Carmen ^a   Garre, Victoriano ^b   Guarro, Josep ^c   Mariné, Marçal ^c   Roncero, M Isabel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; FUNGAL PROTEIN; VISUAL PROTEINS AND PIGMENTS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FUSARIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; MYCOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TOMATO; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUSARIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MICE; MYCOSES; PHOTORECEPTORS, MICROBIAL; PLANT DISEASES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VIRULENCE;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 47049093801     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00072-08     Document Type: Article

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