Systematic Analysis of Zn2Cys6 Transcription Factors Required for Development and Pathogenicity by High-Throughput Gene Knockout in the Rice Blast Fungus

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Lu, Jianping ^a   Cao, Huijuan ^a   Zhang, Lilin ^a   Huang, Pengyun ^a   Lin, Fucheng ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHENGZHOU TOBACCO RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CNTC   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN; GENOMIC DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZN2CYS6 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CNF2 GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GPF1 GENE; MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MAGNAPORTHE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; PLANT DISEASE; VIRULENCE;

MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA;

FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; MAGNAPORTHE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DISEASES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84908350716     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004432     Document Type: Article

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