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A Brachypodium UDP-Glycosyltransferase Confers Root Tolerance to Deoxynivalenol and Resistance to Fusarium Infection.
Plant physiology - 1 Sept 2016
Pasquet Jean-Claude, Changenet Valentin, Macadré Catherine, Boex-Fontvieille Edouard, Soulhat Camille, Bouchabké-Coussa Oumaya, Dalmais Marion, Atanasova-Pénichon Vessela, Bendahmane Abdelhafid, Saindrenan Patrick, Dufresne Marie
Abstract excerpt
Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a cereal disease caused by Fusarium graminearum, a fungus able to produce type B trichothecenes on cereals, including deoxynivalenol (DON), which is harmful for humans and animals. Resistance to FHB is quantitative, and the mechanisms underlying resistance are poorly understood. Resistance has been related to the ability to conjugate DON into a glucosylated form,...
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