The Golgin Protein RUD3 Regulates Fusarium graminearum Growth and Virulence

• DOI: 10.1128/aem.02522-20
• Publication Date: 2021-01-15T13:27:57Z
• Authors: Chenyu Wang; Yao Wang; Liyuan Zhang; Ziyi Yin; Yuancun Liang; Lei Chen; Shenshen Zou; Hansong Dong
• Keywords: 0303 health sciences; Virulence; Golgi Apparatus; Golgi Matrix Proteins; Spores, Fungal; Fungal Proteins; 03 medical and health sciences; Fusarium; Reproduction, Asexual; Trichothecenes; Phylogeny; Triticum; Plant Diseases

Fusarium head blight (FHB) caused by the fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum is an economically important disease of wheat and other small grain cereal crops worldwide, and limited effective control strategies are available. A better understanding of the regulation mechanisms of F. graminearum development, deoxynivalenol (DON) biosynthesis, and pathogenicity is therefore important for the development of effective control management of this disease.