Aspergillus flavus VelB acts distinctly from VeA in conidiation and may coordinate with FluG to modulate sclerotial production

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 58-59, Issue , 2013, Pages 71-79

  Chang, Perng Kuang ^a   Scharfenstein, Leslie L ^a   Li, Ping ^a   Ehrlich, Kenneth C ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin biosynthesis; Aspergillus flavus; Conidiation; FluG; Sclerotia; Velvet complex

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN FLUG; PROTEIN LAEA; PROTEIN VEA; PROTEIN VELB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFLR GENE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUG GENE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL SCLEROTIUM; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GPDA GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATOR GENE; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; VEA GENE; VELB GENE;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

AFLATOXIN BIOSYNTHESIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CONIDIATION; FLUG; SCLEROTIA; VELVET COMPLEX;

AFLATOXINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 84884590091     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2013.08.009     Document Type: Article

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