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- Title
Fusarium graminearum and its interactions with cereal heads: studies in the proteomics era.
- Authors
Fen Yang; Jacobsen, Susanne; Jørgensen, Hans J. L.; Collinge, David B.; Svensson, Birte; Finnie, Christine
- Abstract
The ascomycete fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum (teleomorph stage: Gibberella zeae) is the causal agent of Fusarium head blight in wheat and barley. This disease leads to significant losses of crop yield, and especially quality through the contamination by diverse fungal mycotoxins, which constitute a significant threat to the health of humans and animals. In recent years, high-throughput proteomics, aiming at identifying a broad spectrum of proteins with a potential role in the pathogenicity and host resistance, has become a very useful tool in plant-fungus interaction research. In this review, we describe the progress in proteomics applications toward a better understanding of F. graminearum pathogenesis, virulence, and host defense mechanisms. The contribution of proteomics to the development of crop protection strategies against this pathogen is also discussed briefly.
- Subjects
FUSARIUM; ASCOMYCETES; CROP yields; AGRICULTURAL productivity; PLANT proteins
- Publication
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2013, Vol 4, p1
- ISSN
1664-462X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fpls.2013.00037