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The Destructive Fungal Pathogen Botrytis cinerea—Insights from Genes Studied with Mutant Analysis Cheung, Nicholas; Tian, Lei; Liu, Xueru; Li, Xin
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Botrytis cinerea is one of the most destructive fungal pathogens affecting numerous plant hosts, including many important crop species. As a molecularly under-studied organism, its genome was only sequenced at the beginning of this century and it was recently updated with improved gene annotation and completeness. In this review, we summarize key molecular studies on B. cinerea developmental and pathogenesis processes, specifically on genes studied comprehensively with mutant analysis. Analyses of these studies have unveiled key genes in the biological processes of this pathogen, including hyphal growth, sclerotial formation, conidiation, pathogenicity and melanization. In addition, our synthesis has uncovered gaps in the present knowledge regarding development and virulence mechanisms. We hope this review will serve to enhance the knowledge of the biological mechanisms behind this notorious fungal pathogen.
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The Destructive Fungal Pathogen Botrytis cinerea—Insights from Genes Studied with Mutant Analysis
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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2020-11-07
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Botrytis cinerea is one of the most destructive fungal pathogens affecting numerous plant hosts, including many important crop species. As a molecularly under-studied organism, its genome was only sequenced at the beginning of this century and it was recently updated with improved gene annotation and completeness. In this review, we summarize key molecular studies on B. cinerea developmental and pathogenesis processes, specifically on genes studied comprehensively with mutant analysis. Analyses of these studies have unveiled key genes in the biological processes of this pathogen, including hyphal growth, sclerotial formation, conidiation, pathogenicity and melanization. In addition, our synthesis has uncovered gaps in the present knowledge regarding development and virulence mechanisms. We hope this review will serve to enhance the knowledge of the biological mechanisms behind this notorious fungal pathogen.
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eng
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2020-12-15
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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CC BY 4.0
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10.14288/1.0395306
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Pathogens 9 (11): 923 (2020)
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10.3390/pathogens9110923
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Reviewed
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Faculty; Researcher
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CC BY 4.0