The homeobox BcHOX8 gene in Botrytis cinerea regulates vegetative growth and morphology.

Filamentous growth and the capacity at producing conidia are two critical aspects of most fungal life cycles, including that of many plant or animal pathogens. Here, we report on the identification of a homeobox transcription factor encoding gene that plays a role in these two particular aspects of...

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Main Authors: Zsuzsanna Antal, Christine Rascle, Agnès Cimerman, Muriel Viaud, Geneviève Billon-Grand, Mathias Choquer, Christophe Bruel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3485016?pdf=render