A Large-Scale Functional Analysis of Putative Target Genes of Mating-Type Loci Provides Insight into the Regulation of Sexual Development of the Cereal Pathogen Fusarium graminearum.

Fusarium graminearum, the causal agent of Fusarium head blight in cereal crops, produces sexual progeny (ascospore) as an important overwintering and dissemination strategy for completing the disease cycle. This homothallic ascomycetous species does not require a partner for sexual mating; instead,...

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Main Authors: Hee-Kyoung Kim, Seong-Mi Jo, Gi-Yong Kim, Da-Woon Kim, Yeon-Ki Kim, Sung-Hwan Yun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-09-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4559316?pdf=render