The FRP1 F-box gene has different functions in sexuality, pathogenicity and metabolism in three fungal pathogens

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 548-563

  Jonkers, Wilfried ^a,e   Van Kan, Jan A L ^b   Tijm, Patrick ^a   Lee, Yin Won ^c   Tudzynski, Paul ^d   Rep, Martijn ^a   Michielse, Caroline B ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; F BOX PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BOTRYTIS; CHEMISTRY; CROSS BREEDING; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGAL GENE; FUSARIUM; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORDEUM; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT ROOT; REPRODUCTION; VIRULENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BOTRYTIS; CARBON; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CROSSES, GENETIC; F-BOX PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUSARIUM; GENE DELETION; GENES, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HORDEUM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT ROOTS; REPRODUCTION; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; DOTHIDEOMYCETES; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; HORDEUM; LEOTIOMYCETES; SORDARIOMYCETES;

EID: 79959921268     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2010.00689.x     Document Type: Article

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