fost12, the Fusarium oxysporum homolog of the transcription factor Ste12, is upregulated during plant infection and required for virulence

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 216-225

  Asuncion Garcia Sanchez M ^a   Martín Rodrigues, Noemí ^a   Ramos, Brisa ^a   de Vega Bartol, José J ^a   Perlin, Michael H ^b   Díaz Mínguez, José María ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fusarium wilt; Mitogen activated protein kinase; Pathogenicity; Virulence

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOST12; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR STE12; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILAMENTOUS ALGA; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGAL PLANT DISEASE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GENE CONTROL; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; INOCULATION; MATING; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; UPREGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; FABACEAE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUSARIUM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GENOME, FUNGAL; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT DISEASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPORES, FUNGAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UP-REGULATION; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. PHASEOLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 75949112221     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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