Molecular Dissection of Perithecial Mating Line Development in <i>Colletotrichum fructicola</i> , a Species with a Nontypical Mating System Featuring Plus-to-Minus Switch and Plus-Minus-Mediated Sexual Enhancement
Xiaofei Liang, Liqiang Yao, Xiaojuan Hao, Bingxuan Li, Yuanyuan Kong, Yu-Yi Lin, Mengyu Cao, Qiuyue Dong, Rong Zhang, Jeffrey A. Rollins, Guangyu Sun
Abstract
Plus-minus regulation of Colletotrichum sexual differentiation was reported in the early 1900s. Both plus and minus strains produce fertile perithecia in a homothallic but inefficient manner.
Topics & Concepts
HomothallismMatingBiologyMating typeLine (geometry)Dissection (medical)BotanyGeneticsGeneAnatomyMathematicsGeometryPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesYeasts and Rust Fungi StudiesMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions