Inactivation of Snt2, a BAH/PHD-containing transcription factor, impairs pathogenicity and increases autophagosome abundance in Fusarium oxysporum

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 449-461

  Denisov, Youlia ^a,b   Freeman, Stanley ^b   Yarden, Oded ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CANTALOUPE; FUSARIUM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PATHOGENICITY; PHAGOSOME;

CUCUMIS MELO; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUSARIUM; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PHAGOSOMES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; CUCUMIS MELO; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; MELONIS; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 79955545462     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2010.00683.x     Document Type: Article

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