Cystathionine gamma-synthase is essential for methionine biosynthesis in Fusarium graminearum

Fungal Biology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-21

  Fu, Jing ^a   Wu, Jianbing ^a   Jiang, Jinhua ^a   Wang, Zhengyi ^a   Ma, Zhonghua ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cystathionine gamma synthase; Deoxynivalenol; Fusarium graminearum; Methionine biosynthesis; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FUNGAL PROTEIN; LYASE; METHIONINE; O SUCCINYLHOMOSERINE (THIOL) LYASE; O-SUCCINYLHOMOSERINE (THIOL)-LYASE; TEBUCONAZOLE; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; TRICHOTHECENE DERIVATIVE; VOMITOXIN;

AGAR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGICIDE; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; INOCULATION; MUTATION; PROTEIN; SPORE; SULFATE; VIRULENCE; WHEAT; YEAST;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FUSARIUM; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT DISEASE; VIRULENCE; WHEAT;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CARBON-OXYGEN LYASES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUSARIUM; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; METHIONINE; PLANT DISEASES; TRIAZOLES; TRICHOTHECENES; TRITICUM; VIRULENCE;

EUKARYOTA; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; PROKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84872606293     PISSN: 18786146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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