The AreA transcription factor in Fusarium graminearum regulates the use of some nonpreferred nitrogen sources and secondary metabolite production

Fungal Biology

Volumn 117, Issue 11-12, 2013, Pages 814-821

  Giese, Henriette ^a,b   Sondergaard, Teis Esben ^a   Sørensen, Jens Laurids ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Deoxynivalenol; NMR; Regulation; Zearalenone

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; FUNGUS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; PATHOGEN; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TOXIN;

FUNGI; GIBBERELLA ZEAE;

AMINO ACID; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; ASPARAGINE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLUTAMINE; MYCOTOXIN; NITROGEN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VOMITOXIN; ZEARALENONE;

ARTICLE; FUSARIUM; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SECONDARY METABOLISM;

AMINO ACIDS; DEOXYNIVALENOL; NMR; REGULATION; ZEARALENONE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ASPARAGINE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUSARIUM; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GLUTAMINE; MYCOTOXINS; NITROGEN; SECONDARY METABOLISM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84888434753     PISSN: 18786146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2013.10.006     Document Type: Article

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