Characterization of Cercospora nicotianae Hypothetical Proteins in Cercosporin Resistance.

The photoactivated toxin, cercosporin, produced by Cercospora species, plays an important role in pathogenesis of this fungus to host plants. Cercosporin has almost universal toxicity to cells due to its production of reactive oxygen species including singlet oxygen. For that reason, Cercospora spec...

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Main Authors: Aydin Beseli, Roslyn Noar, Margaret E Daub
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4608573?pdf=render