The CID1 cyclin C-like gene is important for plant infection in Fusarium graminearum

Deletion of the MED13 and CDK8 subunits of the Mediator improves the phenotype of a long-lived respiratory deficient mutant of Podospora anserina

“…Our data in P. anserina are consistent with reports in Fusarium graminearum (Zhou et al, 2010) that show that the kinase module of the Mediator plays an important regulatory role in mycelium pigmentation, growth rate and female fertility. It also controls longevity and the appearance of vegetative growth alterations called Crippled Growth.…”

“…These studies revealed that the kinase module regulates hundreds of genes associated with carbon source utilization, stress responses, morphogenesis, filamentation and adhesion (Blankenship et al, 2010;Bluhm and Woloshuk, 2006;Chang et al, 2004;Cooper et al, 1999;Holstege et al, 1998;Larschan and Winston, 2005;Linder et al, 2008;Samuelsen et al, 2003;Uwamahoro et al, 2012;Wang et al, 2011;Wheeler et al, 2008;Zhou et al, 2010). Although these analyses showed a remarkable functional conservation of the roles of the kinase module, they also showed that it can act in a distinct manner between fungi.…”

The FvMK1 mitogen-activated protein kinase gene regulates conidiation, pathogenesis, and fumonisin production in Fusarium verticillioides

“…Conidia were collected from 7-day-old V8 agar plates by filtration through two layers of Miracloth (Calbiochem) and resuspended to 5 Â 10 5 conidia/mL in sterile distilled water. Sterile toothpicks were briefly dipped in the conidium suspension and punctured into the stalks between the tassel and node immediately below Zhou et al, 2009). Stalk rot symptoms were examined by splitting corn stalks longitudinally at the inoculation sites 10 days post-inoculation (dpi).…”

PFP1 , a Gene Encoding an Epc-N Domain-Containing Protein, Is Essential for Pathogenicity of the Barley Pathogen Rhynchosporium commune

“…For instance, C-type cyclin genes in Fusarium spp. (25,26) and in Mycosphaerella graminicola (27) have important roles in fungal development, secondary metabolite production, and sporulation, in addition to their impact on pathogenicity. Furthermore, proteins modulating chromatin structure have been shown to be involved in controlling pathogenicity.…”