A nitrogen response pathway regulates virulence in plant pathogenic fungi: Role of TOR and the bZIP protein MeaB

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1623-1625

  López Berges, Manuel S ^a   Rispail, Nicolas ^a   Prados Rosales, Rafael C ^a   di Pietro, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mapk; Meab; Nitrogen; Rapamycin; Tor; Virulence

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MAGNAPORTHE; MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA; MAGNAPORTHE ORYZAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

NITROGEN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; VIRULENCE;

FUNGI; NITROGEN; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 79551670247     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.5.12.13729     Document Type: Article

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