The pH signaling transcription factor PacC is required for full virulence in Penicillium digitatum

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 9087-9098

  Zhang, Tianyuan ^a   Sun, Xuepeng ^a   Xu, Qian ^a   Candelas, Luis González ^b   Li, Hongye ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cell wall degradation enzyme genes; Penicillium digitatum; pH signaling transcription factor; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; CELL WALL DEGRADATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; POLYGALACTURONASE; SOLE CARBON SOURCE; VIRULENCE;

ALKALINITY; CITRUS FRUITS; ENZYMES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; TISSUE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

CELL SIGNALING;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; PECTIN; PECTIN LYASE; POLYGALACTURONASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PACC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ENZYME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; PATHOGEN; PATHOGENICITY; PH; SIGNALING; VIRULENCE;

ALKALINITY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBON SOURCE; CITRUS FRUIT; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGAL STRAIN; MYCELIAL GROWTH; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORTHOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOGENICITY; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PH; PHENOTYPE; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; WILD TYPE;

CITRUS; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM;

CITRUS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PENICILLIUM; PLANT DISEASES; SPORES, FUNGAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84885383103     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5129-x     Document Type: Article

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