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A Kelch repeat protein, Cokel1p, associates with microtubules and is involved in appressorium development in Colletotrichum orbiculare.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Jan 2010
Sakaguchi Ayumu, Miyaji Toshihiko, Tsuji Gento, Kubo Yasuyuki
Abstract excerpt
Kelch repeat proteins are conserved in diverse organisms and some are known to mediate fundamental cellular functions. We isolated the gene CoKEL1, encoding a novel kelch repeat protein, from Colletotrichum orbiculare. Analysis of a cokel1 mutant indicated that CoKEL1 is involved in proper appressorium development and cell wall synthesis. Appressoria produced by cokel1 disruption mutants showed irregular shape...
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