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A homeobox gene is essential for conidiogenesis of the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Apr 2010
Liu Wende, Xie Shiyong, Zhao Xinhua, Chen Xin, Zheng Wenhui, Lu Guodong, Xu Jin-Rong, Wang Zonghua
Abstract excerpt
Magnaporthe oryzae starts its infection by the attachment of pyriform conidia on rice tissues, and severity of the disease epidemic is proportional to the quantity of conidia produced in the rice blast lesions. However, the mechanism of conidial production is not well understood. Homeodomain proteins play critical roles in regulating various growth and developmental processes in fungi and other eukaryotes....
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