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Involvement of a<i>Magnaporthe grisea</i>Serine/Threonine Kinase Gene, Mg<i>ATG1</i>, in Appressorium Turgor and Pathogenesis
7 Apr 2007
Abstract excerpt
We isolated an MgATG1 gene encoding a serine/threonine protein kinase from the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea. In the DeltaMgatg1 mutant, in which the MgATG1 gene had been deleted, autophagy was blocked; the mutant also showed fewer lipid droplets in its conidia, lower turgor pressure of the appressorium, and such defects in morphogenesis as delayed initiation and slower germination of conidia. As a result...
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