The MAT locus genes play different roles in sexual reproduction and pathogenesis in Fusarium graminearum.

Sexual reproduction plays a critical role in the infection cycle of Fusarium graminearum because ascospores are the primary inoculum. As a homothallic ascomycete, F. graminearum contains both the MAT1-1 and MAT1-2-1 loci in the genome. To better understand their functions and regulations in sexual r...

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Main Authors: Qian Zheng, Rui Hou, Juanyu, Zhang, Jiwen Ma, Zhongshou Wu, Guanghui Wang, Chenfang Wang, Jin-Rong Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3691137?pdf=render