The 14-3-3 protein homolog ArtA regulates development and secondary metabolism in the opportunistic plant pathogen Aspergillus flavus

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2018, Pages

  Ibarra, Beatriz A ^a   Lohmar, Jessica M ^a   Satterlee, Timothy ^a   McDonald, Taylor ^a   Cary, Jeffrey W ^b   Calvo, Ana M ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungal development; Fungal genetics; Fungal secondary metabolism; Gene regulation

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; FUNGI; GENE ENCODING; GENES; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; PHYSIOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CULTURE CONDITIONS; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNGAL GENETICS; MORPHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; PLANT PATHOGENIC FUNGUS; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SECONDARY METABOLITES;

GENE EXPRESSION;

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CROP PLANT; FUNGUS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH; METABOLISM; MORPHOLOGY; MUTATION; PATHOGEN; PROTEIN; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TOXIN;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; ZEA MAYS;

AFLATOXIN B1; CYCLOPIAZONIC ACID; FUNGAL PROTEIN; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN 14 3 3;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGUS SPORE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; SECONDARY METABOLISM;

14-3-3 PROTEINS; AFLATOXIN B1; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; INDOLES; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 85042017611     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02241-17     Document Type: Article

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