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Winter low temperature disturbance in the southern subtropics of China promotes the competitiveness of an invasive plant
Winter low temperature disturbance in the southern subtropics has important effects on the weed community structure, but the role of uniquely low temperatures in biological invasions is unclear. Here, we exami...
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The putative deubiquitinating enzyme MoUbp4 is required for infection-related morphogenesis and pathogenicity in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae
Ubiquitination is a key regulatory mechanism that affects numerous important biological processes, including cellular differentiation and pathogenesis in eukaryotic cells. Attachment of proteins to ubiquitin i...
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Leucine biosynthesis is required for infection-related morphogenesis and pathogenicity in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae
The rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae causes one of the most devastating crop diseases world-wide and new control strategies for blast disease are urgently required. We have used insertional mutagenesis in M. ...
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Waterlogging tolerance of Bidens pilosa translates to increased competitiveness compared to native Bidens biternata
Waterlogging is a common natural disturbance that has negative impacts on dry-land plant species. However, few studies have focused on how waterlogging influences the invasiveness of non-native plant species o...
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The putative Gγ subunit gene MGG1 is required for conidiation, appressorium formation, mating and pathogenicity in Magnaporthe oryzae
Heterotrimeric G-proteins play key roles in the transduction of extracellular signals to various downstream effectors in eukaryotes. In our previous study, a T-DNA insertional mutant A1-412, in which the prom...