Disruption of the chitin synthase gene CHS1 from Fusarium asiaticum results in an altered structure of cell walls and reduced virulence

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 205-215

  Xu, Yu Bin ^a   Li, He Ping ^a   Zhang, Jing Bo ^a   Song, Bo ^a   Chen, Fang Fang ^a   Duan, Xiao Jun ^a   Xu, Huai Qian ^a   Liao, Yu Cai ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cell wall structure; Chitin; Chitin synthase; Fusarium asiaticum; Fusarium head blight pathogen

Indexed keywords

CHITIN SYNTHASE; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CHINA; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS MUTANT; FUNGUS SPORE; FUSARIUM ASIATICUM; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GROWTH RATE; IN VIVO STUDY; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WHEAT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; CELL WALL; CHINA; CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUSARIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MUTATION; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SPORES, FUNGAL; TRITICUM; VIRULENCE;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM ASIATICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 75749112466     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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