The development-specific ssp1 and ssp2 genes of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum encode lectins with distinct yet compensatory regulation

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 531-538

  Li, Moyi ^a   Rollins, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascomycete; Development; Fungus; Lectin; Pathogen; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; Sclerotium; Ssp1

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; HYGROMYCIN; LECTIN; PROTEIN SSP1; PROTEIN SSP2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; APOTHECIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE NUMBER; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SCLEROTIA; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ASCOMYCOTA; CINNAMATES; FRUITING BODIES, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; HYGROMYCIN B; LECTINS; MYCELIUM; SPORES, FUNGAL;

FUNGI; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM; SCLEROTIUM (ASCOMYCOTA);

EID: 77952887645     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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