Mycelial development preceding basidioma formation in #Moniliophthora perniciosa# is associated to chitin, sugar and nutrient metabolism alterations involving autophagy

Gomes D.S., Lopes M.A., Menezes S.P., Figueredo Ribeiro L., Dias C.V., Andrade B.S., de Jesus R.M., Leal Pires A.B., Goes-Neto A., Micheli F.
2016

We identified and characterized two chitinases, named MpCHIT1 and MpCHIT2, from the fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa ¿ the etiologic agent of witches' broom disease in cacao tree (Theobroma cacao L.) ¿ during its development, mainly in the mycelia phases preceding the basidioma formation. The expression of MpCHIT1 and MpCHIT2, together with MpCHS and MpATG8 (chitin synthase and autophagy genes, ...

Maladies des plantes