The feruloyl esterase gene family of Fusarium graminearum is differentially regulated by aromatic compounds and hosts

Fungal Biology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 478-488

  Balcerzak, Margaret ^a   Harris, Linda J ^a   Subramaniam, Rajagopal ^a   Ouellet, Thérèse ^a  

^a OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corn cob; Ferulic acid esterase; Fusarium head blight; Gibberella zeae; Phenolic compounds; Wheat spike

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLESTERASE; CATECHOL DERIVATIVE; ENZYME ACTIVATOR; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FERULOYL ESTERASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BARLEY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE; HOMOLOGY; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MAIZE; MUTATION; PATHOGEN; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHYLOGENETICS; WHEAT;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENZYMOLOGY; FUSARIUM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HORDEUM; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WHEAT;

CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; CATECHOLS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVATORS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FUSARIUM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HORDEUM; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRITICUM; VIRULENCE FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84859436359     PISSN: 18786146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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