Insight into the transcriptional regulation of Msn2 required for conidiation, multi-stress responses and virulence of two entomopathogenic fungi

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-51

  Liu, Qian ^a,b   Ying, Sheng Hua ^a   Li, Jin Gen ^b   Tian, Chao Guang ^b   Feng, Ming Guang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tianjin Airport Economic Area   (China)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic fungi; Msn2 transcription factor; Regulation of gene expression; Stress responses; Transcriptomes; Virulence regulation

Indexed keywords

CARBENDAZIM; MSN2 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; CELL STRESS; CONIDIATION; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS; FUNGAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; HEAT SHOCK; HEAT STRESS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYPEROSMOLARITY; METARHIZIUM ROBERTSII; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; WILD TYPE;

BEAUVERIA; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; HOT TEMPERATURE; METARHIZIUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SPORES, FUNGAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRULENCE;

CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; METARHIZIUM;

EID: 84877025012     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2013.02.008     Document Type: Article

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