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A putative DEAD-box RNA-helicase is required for normal zoospore development in the late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans.
Fungal genetics and biology : FG & B - 1 Jun 2008
Walker Claire A, Köppe Maico, Grenville-Briggs Laura J, Avrova Anna O, Horner Neil R, McKinnon Alastair D, Whisson Stephen C, Birch Paul R J, van West Pieter
Abstract excerpt
The asexual multinucleated sporangia of Phytophthora infestans can germinate directly through a germ tube or indirectly by releasing zoospores. The molecular mechanisms controlling sporangial cytokinesis or sporangial cleavage, and zoospore release are largely unknown. Sporangial cleavage is initiated by a cold shock that eventually compartmentalizes single nuclei within each zoospore. Comparison of EST...
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