Disruption of Bcchs4, Bcchs6 or Bcchs7 chitin synthase genes in Botrytis cinerea and the essential role of class VI chitin synthase (Bcchs6)

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-8

  Morcx, Serena ^a,b,c   Kunz, Caroline ^a,b,c   Choquer, Mathias ^a,d   Assie, Sébastien ^a,b,c   Blondet, Eddy ^a,b,c   Simond Côte, Elisabeth ^a,b,c   Gajek, Karina ^a,b,c   Chapeland Leclerc, Florence ^e,f   Expert, Dominique ^a,b,c,d   Soulie, Marie Christine ^a,b,c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UM217   (France)

^c AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Botrytis cinerea; Cell wall mutant; Chitin synthase; Phytopathogenic fungus

Indexed keywords

CHITIN SYNTHASE; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL RNA;

BCCHS4 GENE; BCCHS6 GENE; BCCHS7 GENE; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL REPRODUCTION; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE DELETION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HETEROKARYON; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BOTRYTIS; CELL WALL; CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HYPHAE; PLANT DISEASES; VIRULENCE;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; FUNGI;

EID: 84875000425     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2012.11.011     Document Type: Review

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