Histone H3K4 methylation regulates hyphal growth, secondary metabolism and multiple stress responses in Fusarium graminearum

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 4615-4630

  Liu, Ye ^a   Liu, Na ^a   Yin, Yanni ^a   Chen, Yun ^a   Jiang, Jinhua ^b   Ma, Zhonghua ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION AND MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; HISTONE; HISTONE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; TRICHOTHECENE DERIVATIVE; VOMITOXIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL WALL; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUSARIUM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; PATHOGENICITY; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SECONDARY METABOLISM; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM; VIRULENCE;

CELL WALL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUSARIUM; HISTONE-LYSINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONES; HYPHAE; METHYLATION; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PHOSPHORYLATION; SECONDARY METABOLISM; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRICHOTHECENES; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84949315798     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12993     Document Type: Article

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