The bZIP transcription factor PfZipA regulates secondary metabolism and oxidative stress response in the plant endophytic fungus Pestalotiopsis fici

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 221-228

  Wang, Xiuna ^a,b   Wu, Fan ^b   Liu, Ling ^b   Liu, Xingzhong ^b   Che, Yongsheng ^c   Keller, Nancy P ^d   Guo, Liyun ^a   Yin, Wen Bing ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^c BEIJING INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

BZIP transcription factor; Endophytic fungi; Oxidative stress; Pestalotiopsis fici; Secondary metabolism

Indexed keywords

BASIC LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; DIAMIDE; DRUG METABOLITE; MENADIONE SODIUM BISULFITE; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; ISOSULOCHRIN; OXIDIZING AGENT; PESTHEIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHYTIC FUNGUS; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL GENOME; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PESTALOTIOPSIS FICI; PFZIPA GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SECONDARY METABOLISM; ENDOPHYTE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; XYLARIALES;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; PESTALOTIOPSIS;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BASIC-LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; BENZOATES; ENDOPHYTES; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; OXIDANTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENYL ETHERS; PLANTS; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; XYLARIALES;

EID: 84937975035     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2015.03.010     Document Type: Article

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