Botrytis cinerea: the cause of grey mould disease.
- B. Williamson, B. Tudzynski, P. Tudzynski, J. V. van Kan
- Biology, MedicineMolecular plant pathology
- 1 September 2007
New evidence suggests that the pathogen triggers the host to induce programmed cell death as an attack strategy, which could offer new approaches for stable polygenic resistance in future.
Genomic Analysis of the Necrotrophic Fungal Pathogens Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Botrytis cinerea
- J. Amselem, C. Cuomo, M. Dickman
- BiologyPLoS Genetics
- 1 August 2011
Comparative genome analysis revealed the basis of differing sexual mating compatibility systems between S. sclerotiorum and B. cinerea, and shed light on the evolutionary and mechanistic bases of the genetically complex traits of necrotrophic pathogenicity and sexual mating.
Deciphering the Cryptic Genome: Genome-wide Analyses of the Rice Pathogen Fusarium fujikuroi Reveal Complex Regulation of Secondary Metabolism and Novel Metabolites
- Philipp Wiemann, C. Sieber, B. Tudzynski
- Biology, EngineeringPLoS Pathogens
- 1 June 2013
Combined comparative genomics and genome-wide experimental analyses identified novel genes and secondary metabolites that contribute to the evolutionary success of F. fujikuroi as a rice pathogen.
FfVel1 and FfLae1, components of a velvet‐like complex in Fusarium fujikuroi, affect differentiation, secondary metabolism and virulence
- Philipp Wiemann, Daren W. Brown, B. Tudzynski
- BiologyMolecular Microbiology
- 1 August 2010
Deletion of Ffvel1 and Fflae1 revealed for the first time that velvet can simultaneously act as positive (GAs, fumonisins and fusarin C) and negative (bikaverin) regulator of secondary metabolism, and that both components affect conidiation and virulence of F. fujikuroi.
BcSAK1, a Stress-Activated Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase, Is Involved in Vegetative Differentiation and Pathogenicity in Botrytis cinerea
- N. Segmüller, Ursula Ellendorf, B. Tudzynski, P. Tudzynski
- BiologyEukaryotic Cell
- 22 December 2006
Data indicate that in B. cinerea the stress-activated MAPK cascade is involved in essential differentiation programs, and mutants are significantly impaired in vegetative and pathogenic development.
Calcineurin-Responsive Zinc Finger Transcription Factor CRZ1 of Botrytis cinerea Is Required for Growth, Development, and Full Virulence on Bean Plants
- J. Schumacher, I. D. de Larrinoa, B. Tudzynski
- BiologyEukaryotic Cell
- 8 February 2008
It is concluded that BcCRZ1 is not the only target of calcineurin, and the addition of Mg2+ restores the growth rate, conidiation, and penetration and improves the cell wall integrity but has no impact on sclerotium formation or hypersensitivity to Ca2+ and H2O2.
Biosynthesis of the red pigment bikaverin in Fusarium fujikuroi: genes, their function and regulation
- Philipp Wiemann, A. Willmann, B. Tudzynski
- BiologyMolecular Microbiology
- 1 May 2009
The characterization of five genes adjacent to bik1 as encoding a putative FAD‐dependent monooxygenase (bik2), an O‐methyltransferase (Bik3), an NmrA‐like protein ( bik4), a Zn(II)2Cys6 transcription factor and an MFS transporter (bk6) results in total loss or significant reduction of bikaverin synthesis.
Functional analysis of H(2)O(2)-generating systems in Botrytis cinerea: the major Cu-Zn-superoxide dismutase (BCSOD1) contributes to virulence on French bean, whereas a glucose oxidase (BCGOD1) is…
- Yvonne Rolke, Song Liu, P. Tudzynski
- Biology, MedicineMolecular plant pathology
- 2004
Two potential H(2)O(2)-generating systems were studied with respect to their impact on the interaction of B. cinerea and its host plant Phaseolus vulgaris, and it is shown that the Cu-Zn SOD-activity is an important single virulence factor in this interaction system.
Gibberellin biosynthesis in fungi: genes, enzymes, evolution, and impact on biotechnology
- B. Tudzynski
- Biology, EngineeringApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- 1 March 2005
This review concentrates mainly on the fungal biosynthetic pathway, the genes and enzymes involved, the regulation network, the biotechnological relevance of recent studies, and on evolutionary aspects of GA biosynthesis genes.
Gibberellin Biosynthesis in Plants and Fungi: A Case of Convergent Evolution?
- P. Hedden, A. Phillips, M. Rojas, E. Carrera, B. Tudzynski
- BiologyJournal of Plant Growth Regulation
- 1 December 2001
As well as being phytohormones, gibberellins (GAs) are present in some fungi and bacteria. Indeed, GAs were first discovered in the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi, from which gibberellic acid (GA3) and…
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