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Vel2 and Vos1 hold essential roles in ascospore and asexual spore development of the heterothallic maize pathogen Cochliobolus heterostrophus.
Fungal genetics and biology : FG & B - 1 Sept 2014
Wang Weiwei, Wu Dongliang, Pan Hongyu, Turgeon B Gillian
Abstract excerpt
Cochliobolus heterostrophus Vel2 and Vos1, members of the velvet family of proteins, play crucial roles in sexual and asexual development as reflected by deletion mutant and overexpression strain phenotypes. vel2 and vos1vel2 mutants are female sterile. Pseudothecia from vel2 or vos1 mutant crosses to an albino wild-type tester strain produce asci, however no full tetrads are found in these crosses, in contrast...
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