A novel Ras GTPase (Ras3) regulates conidiation, multi-stress tolerance and virulence by acting upstream of Hog1 signaling pathway in Beauveria bassiana

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 82, Issue , 2015, Pages 85-94

  Guan, Yi ^a   Wang, Ding Yi ^a   Ying, Sheng Hua ^a   Feng, Ming Guang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biological control potential; Entomopathogenic fungi; Gene expression and regulation; Ras family; Stress responsive pathway

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HOG1 PROTEIN; MENADIONE; RAS PROTEIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; OSMOREGULATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; STRESS; WILD TYPE; ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BEAUVERIA; CHEMISTRY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; INSECT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BEAUVERIA; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; INSECTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84937042106     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2015.07.002     Document Type: Article

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