Fphog1, a HOG-type MAP kinase gene, is involved in multistress response in Fusarium proliferatum

• Published in: Journal of basic microbiology Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 151 - 159
• Main Authors: Ádám, Attila L, Kohut, Gábor, Hornok, László
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley-VCH Verlag 01.06.2008; WILEY-VCH Verlag; WILEY‐VCH Verlag
• Subjects: Apoptosis; conidia; DNA Fragmentation; DNA, Fungal - isolation & purification; Fusarium; Fusarium - enzymology; Fusarium - genetics; Fusarium - physiology; Fusarium proliferatum; Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; gene targeting; genes; Genes, Fungal; germination; heat; HOG-type mitogen-activated protein kinase; Homeostasis; Hot Temperature; hydrogen peroxide; Hydrogen Peroxide - metabolism; Hyperosmotic stress; membrane permeability; mitochondrial membrane; Mitochondrial Membranes - physiology; mitogen-activated protein kinase; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases - genetics; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases - physiology; mortality; mutants; Osmotic Pressure; osmotic stress; Permeability; phenotype; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Programmed cell death; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; Reactive Oxygen Species - metabolism; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Salt stress; Sodium Chloride - metabolism; sorbitol; Sorbitol - metabolism; Spores, Fungal - physiology; transcription (genetics); Transformation, Genetic; Ultraviolet Rays

ΔFphog1 mutants of Fusarium proliferatum obtained by targeted gene disruption of Fphog1, an orthologue of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae hog1 MAPK gene showed increased sensitivity towards different abiotic stressors including UV-irradiation, heat, salt, osmotic and hydrogen peroxide treatments. Incub...