Transcriptome Analysis and Functional Validation Identify a Putative bZIP Transcription Factor, Fpkapc, that Regulates Development, Stress Responses, and Virulence in .

is a soilborne, hemibiotrophic phytopathogenic fungus that causes Fusarium crown rot and Fusarium head blight in wheat. The basic leucine zipper proteins (bZIPs) are evolutionarily conserved transcription factors that play crucial roles in a range of growth and developmental processes and the responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. However, the roles of bZIP transcription factors remains unknown in .

Heat Stress Tolerance Gene Affects Conidiation and Pathogenicity of .

Heat shock protein Hsp104, a homolog of the bacterial chaperone ClpB and plant Hsp100, plays an essential part in the response to heat and various chemical agents in . However, their functions remain largely unknown in plant fungal pathogens. Here, we report the identification and functional characterization of a plausible ortholog of yeast Hsp104 in , which we termed FpHsp104.

Analysis of Apoptosis-Related Genes Reveals that Apoptosis Functions in Conidiation and Pathogenesis of .

Apoptosis, a type of programmed cell death, plays crucial roles in various physiological processes, from development to adaptive responses. Key features of apoptosis have been verified in various fungal microbes but not yet in species. Here, we identified 19 apoptosis-related genes in using a genome-wide survey.