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GrainGenes Reference Report: FGB-45-1552

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Reference	FGB-45-1552
Title	Transposon-tagging identifies novel pathogenicity genes in Fusarium graminearum.
Journal	Fungal Genetics and Biology
Year	2008
Volume	45
Pages	1552-1561
Author	Dufresne M [ Show all 10 ]
Abstract	With the increase of sequenced fungal genomes, high-throughput methods for functional analyses of genes are needed. We assessed the potential of a new transposon mutagenesis tool deploying a Fusarium oxysporum miniature inverted-repeat transposable element mimp1, mobilized by the transposase of impala, a Tc1-like transposon, to obtain knock-out mutants in Fusarium graminearum. We localized 91 mimp1 insertions which showed good distribution over the entire genome. The main exception was a major hotspot on chromosome 2 where independent insertions occurred at exactly the same nucleotide position. Furthermore insertions in promoter regions were over-represented. Screening 331 mutants for sexual development, radial growth and pathogenicity on wheat resulted in 19 mutants (5.7%) with altered phenotypes. Complementation with the original gene restored the wild-type phenotype in two selected mutants demonstrating the high tagging efficiency. This is the first report of a MITE transposon tagging system as an efficient mutagenesis tool in F. graminearum.
External Databases	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fgb.2008.09.004

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