Functional characterization of a C-4 sterol methyl oxidase from the endomycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 486-495

  Oger, Elodie ^a   Ghignone, Stefano ^b   Campagnac, Estelle ^c   Fontaine, Joël ^c   Grandmougin Ferjani, Anne ^c   Lanfranco, Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE PLANT PROTECTION   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

Author keywords

AM fungi; C 4 sterol methyl oxidase; ERG genes; Fenhexamid; Fenpropimorph; Gene expression; Lipid; SBI fungicide; Sterol biosynthetic pathway; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

C 4 STEROL METHYL OXIDASE; FENPROPIMORPH; FUNGICIDE; HISTIDINE; SQUALENE; STEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMYCORRHIZA; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GLOMUS INTRARADICES; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GLOMEROMYCOTA; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MYCORRHIZAE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STEROLS;

ARBUSCULAR; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; GLOMUS INTRARADICES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 67349113969     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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