Histidine kinase two-component response regulator proteins regulate reproductive development, virulence, and stress responses of the fungal cereal pathogens Cochliobolus heterostrophus and Gibberella zeae

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1867-1880

  Oide, Shinichi ^a,d   Liu, Jinyuan ^a,e   Yun, Sung Hwan ^b   Wu, Dongliang ^a   Michev, Alex ^a   Choi, May Yee ^a   Horwitz, Benjamin A ^c   Turgeon, B Gillian ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^e MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN-HISTIDINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GIBBERELLA; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GIBBERELLA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT DISEASES; PROTEIN KINASES; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE; ZEA MAYS;

COCHLIOBOLUS HETEROSTROPHUS; FUNGI; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78649933034     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00150-10     Document Type: Article

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