Open AccessThe bZip Transcription Factor VdMRTF1 is a Negative Regulator of Melanin Biosynthesis and Virulence in Verticillium dahliae
Author(s) -
Meijun Lai,
Zhuo Cheng,
Luyao Xiao,
Steven J. Klosterman,
Yonglin Wang
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
microbiology spectrum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.502
H-Index - 51
ISSN - 2165-0497
DOI - 10.1128/spectrum.02581-21
Subject(s) - verticillium dahliae , virulence , transcription factor , biology , regulator , virulence factor , genetics , melanin , gene , botany
Verticillium wilt is difficult to manage because the pathogen colonizes the plant xylem tissue and produces melanized microsclerotia which survive for more than 10 years in soil without a host. The molecular mechanisms underlying microsclerotia formation are of great importance to control the disease.
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