FAR1 and FAR2 regulate the expression of genes associated with lipid metabolism in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae

• Main Authors: Yusof, Mohammad Termizi, Kershaw, Michael J., Soanes, Darren M., Talbot, Nicholas J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37650/1/FAR1.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37650/; http://www.plosone.org

The rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae causes plant disease via specialised infection structures called appressoria. These dome-shaped cells are able to generate enormous internal pressure, which enables penetration of rice tissue by invasive hyphae. Previous studies have shown that mobilisation o...