Involvement of G-alpha protein GNA3 in production of cell wall-degrading enzymes by Trichoderma reesei (Hypocrea jecorina) during mycoparasitism against Pythium ultimum

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 531-536

  Do Nascimento Silva, Roberto ^a   Steindorff, Andrei Stecca ^b   Ulhoa, Cirano José ^b   Félix, Carlos Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Degrading enzymes; G protein; Mycoparasitism; Trichoderma reesei

Indexed keywords

CELL WALLS; DEGRADING ENZYMES; G-PROTEIN; MORPHOLOGICAL ALTERATIONS; MYCOPARASITISM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; T. REESEI; TRICHODERMA REESEI;

CATALYSTS; CELL CULTURE; FETAL MONITORING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ENZYMES;

CYCLIC AMP; ENZYME; FUNGAL PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOPLASM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PYTHIUM; TRICHODERMA;

ANTIBIOSIS; CYCLIC AMP; CYTOPLASM; ENZYMES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; PYTHIUM; TRICHODERMA; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

HYPOCREA; HYPOCREA JECORINA; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM;

EID: 61449220860     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-008-9900-5     Document Type: Article

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