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MGTA1, a putative fungal Zn(II)2Cys6 transcriptional activator-encoding gene, was isolated from rice blast pathogenMagnaporthe grisea, which is homologous toCLTA1 fromColletotrichum lindemuthianum with 51% identity at protein level.MGTA1 cassette contains a 2370 bp open reading frame, consisting of 6 exons, coding a 790 amino acid peptide.MGTA1 gene exists as a single copy in genomes of 7 strains ofM. grisea, and is expressed in tip hyphae, conidia, and mature appressoria of strain Guy11.
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Jiao-yu, W., Xiao-hong, L., Jian-ping, L. et al. Sequence analysis and expression pattern ofMGTA1 gene in rice blast pathogenMagnaporthe grisea . J. Zheijang Univ.-Sci. B 6, 817–824 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02842443
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