FgVELB is associated with vegetative differentiation, secondary metabolism and virulence in Fusarium graminearum

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 653-662

  Jiang, Jinhua ^a   Yun, Yingzi ^a   Liu, Ye ^a   Ma, Zhonghua ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fusarium graminearum; Second metabolism; Vegetative differentiation; Velvet like protein

Indexed keywords

FLUDIOXONIL; FUNGICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FGVEA GENE; FGVELB GENE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOTIC STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VEGETATIVE DIFFERENTIATION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CELL WALL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUSARIUM; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE ORDER; GENE TARGETING; HYPHAE; LIPID METABOLISM; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DISEASES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRICHOTHECENES; TRITICUM; VIRULENCE;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84864030401     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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