Regulation by light in Fusarium

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 930-938

  Avalos, Javier ^a   Estrada, Alejandro F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Fusarium; Gibberella; Opsins; Photoreceptors; Secondary metabolism; Sporulation; White Collar

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CRYPTOCHROME; DEOXYRIBODIPYRIMIDINE PHOTOLYASE; OPSIN; PHYTOCHROME; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WHITE COLLAR 1 PROTEIN; WHITE COLLAR 2 PROTEIN;

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUSARIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

CAROTENOIDS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUSARIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; LIGHT; NITROGEN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPORES, FUNGAL; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA;

EID: 77957244412     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.05.001     Document Type: Review

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