Cochliobolus heterostrophus Llm1 - A Lae1-like methyltransferase regulates T-toxin production, virulence, and development

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-33

  Bi, Qing ^a,b   Wu, Dongliang ^a   Zhu, Xudong ^b   Gillian Turgeon, B ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Development; HST; LaeA; Secondary metabolites; T toxin; VelA

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL ENZYME; FUNGAL PROTEIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN LAE1; PROTEIN LLM1; PROTEIN VEL1; T TOXIN; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHLOROSIS; COCHLIOBOLUS HETEROSTROPHUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL GENOME; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; LAE1 GENE; LLM1 GENE; MAIZE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; VEL1 GENE;

ASCOMYCOTA; DARKNESS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; LIGHT; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MYCOTOXINS; PLANT DISEASES; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SPORES, FUNGAL; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

COCHLIOBOLUS HETEROSTROPHUS; DOTHIDEOMYCETES; FUNGI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84873187984     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2012.11.012     Document Type: Article

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