The myosin motor domain-containing chitin synthase PdChsVII is required for development, cell wall integrity and virulence in the citrus postharvest pathogen Penicillium digitatum

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 58-70

  Gandía, Mónica ^a   Harries, Eleonora ^a   Marcos, Jose F ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cell wall; Chitin synthase; Citrus; Penicillium digitatum; Postharvest pathology

Indexed keywords

CALCOFLUOR WHITE; CHITIN SYNTHASE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; DYE; FUNGICIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MYOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BENZENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; C.I. FLUORESCENT BRIGHTENING AGENT 28; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CHS GENE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL CELL WALL; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL LIFE CYCLE STAGE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORANGE (FRUIT); PDCHSVII GENE; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; CELL WALL; CITRUS; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; PENICILLIUM; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; VIRULENCE;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; CITRUS; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM DIGITATUM; VERTEBRATA;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BENZENESULFONATES; CELL WALL; CHITIN SYNTHASE; CITRUS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MUTATION; MYOSINS; PENICILLIUM; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84900800508     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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