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A tannic acid-inducible and hypoviral-regulated Laccase3 contributes to the virulence of the chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Dec 2008
Chung Hea-Jong, Kwon Bo-Ra, Kim Jung-Mi, Park Seung-Moon, Park Jong-Kun, Cha Byeong-Jin, Yang Moon-Sik, Kim Dae-Hyuk
Abstract excerpt
A new laccase gene (lac3) from the chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica was induced by the presence of tannic acid, which is abundant in the bark of chestnut trees and is assumed to be one of the major barriers against pathogen infection. However, other commonly known laccase inducers, including ferulic acid, 2,5-xylidine, catechol, and pH, did not induce lac3 transcription. Moreover, the hypovirus...
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