Molecular Genetics of Host-Specific Toxins in Plant Disease: Proceedings of the 3rd Tottori International Symposium on Host-Specific Toxins, Daisen, Tottori, Japan, August 24–29, 1997

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
A Mechanistic View of the Fungal/Plant Interaction Based on Host-Specific Toxin Studies....Pages 3-15
Function and Biosynthesis of Trichothecenes Produced by Fusarium Species....Pages 17-24
Enzymology, Molecular Genetics, and Regulation of Biosynthesis of the Host-Selective Toxin HC-Toxin....Pages 25-34
Host-Specific Toxin Deficient Mutants of the Tomato Pathotype of Alternaria Alternata Obtained by Restriction Enzyme-Mediated Integration....Pages 35-42
Molecular Analysis of AK-Toxin Biosynthesis in the Japanese Pear Pathotype of Alternaria Alternata ....Pages 43-52
A Catalytic Domain of a Cyclic Peptide Synthetase that is Specific for the Apple Pathotype of Alternaria Alternata and its Possible Involvement in Host-Specific AM-Toxin Production....Pages 53-61
Involvement of Host Factors in the Production of a Protein Host-Specific Toxin Produced by Alternaria Brassicicola ....Pages 63-69
Structures and Biosyntheses of Phytotoxins in Cochliobolus Spicifer and Bipolaris Sorokiniana : C 3 Unit Addition Reaction in Phytotoxin Biosyntheses....Pages 71-79
Versatile Synthetic Route for AAL-Toxins and Fumonisins....Pages 81-90
Characterization of the Thiotemplate Mechanisms of Syringomycin and Syringopeptin Synthesis by Pseudomonas Syringae pv. syringae ....Pages 91-98
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
HC-Toxin: Does Inter-Species Chromatin Remodeling Confer Host-Pathogen Compatibility?....Pages 101-104
Victorin-induced oat cell death....Pages 105-114
Primary Effect of a Host-Selective Toxin From Magnaporthe Grisea to Mitochondria of Rice Leaves....Pages 115-124
The Accelerated Effects of AK-Toxin I on Exocytosis and Endocytosis of Susceptible Japanese Pear Leaves....Pages 125-135
Isolation and Mode of Action of Ptr Chlorosis Toxin From Pyrenophora Tritici-Repentis ....Pages 137-138
Syringolide Derivatives for Receptor Studies....Pages 139-140
Lethal Logic in Apoptosis: Toxins Trigger Programmed Cell Death During Disease in Eukaryotic Cells....Pages 141-150
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Evolution of Pathogenic and Reproductive Strategies in Cochliobolus and Related Genera....Pages 153-163
On the Phylogenetic Correlations of Phytotoxins and Related Metabolites Among Blast Disease Fungi....Pages 165-166
Cloning and Expression of the Toxa Gene in Pyrenophora Triticirepentis ....Pages 167-175
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
The Ptr Necrosis Toxin and Necrosis Toxin Gene From Pyrenophora Tritici-Repentis ....Pages 177-185
The Genetics of Pathogenicity in Cochliobolus Heterostrophus ....Pages 187-193
Toxins and other Metabolites of Phoma Tracheiphila Involved in Pathogenesis of “Mal Secco” Disease of Citrus Trees....Pages 195-197
Ergopeptine Toxins and Peptide Synthetase Genes in Clavicipitaceous Pathogens and Symbionts of Plants....Pages 199-209
Genetical and Physiological Studies on the Species-Specific Parasitism of Magnaporthe Grisea in Gramineous Plants with a Special Reference to a Cross Between the Triticum Isolate and the Setaria Isolate....Pages 211-221
Front Matter....Pages 223-223
Signal transduction and gene expression during early stages of fungal phytopathogenesis in the rice blast fungus....Pages 225-244
Cell Wall Degrading Enzymes in HST-Producing Fungal Pathogens....Pages 245-252
Expression and Regulation of Melanin Biosynthetic Genes during Appressorium Formation of Colletotrichum Lagenarium ....Pages 253-260
Mechanics of Invasive Fungal Growth and the Significance of Turgor in Plant Infection....Pages 261-271
The Involvement of Fungal Cutinase in Early Processes of Plant Infection....Pages 273-280
Biochemical and Molecular Roles of HST and Enzymes Produced by Pathogen of Citrus Brown Spot Disease....Pages 281-290
Infection Behavior of Venturia Nashicola and Supposed Involvement of Cell-Wall Degrading Enzymes in the Pathogenesis on Japanese Pear....Pages 291-292
Host Components and a Complex Bacterial Sensor Kinase, RtpA, Determine the Pathogenic Process of Pseudomonas tolaasii on a Cultivated Mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus ....Pages 293-294
Front Matter....Pages 295-295
Molecular Analysis of the Polygalacturonase-Inhibiting Protein ( PGIP ) Gene Family in Phaseolus Vulgaris L.....Pages 297-307
Saponin Detoxification and Fungal Pathogenesis....Pages 309-315
The Interaction of Alternaria Alternata F.Sp. Lycopersici and its AAL-Toxins with Tomato....Pages 317-330
The Oxidative Burst System in Plants: A Strategic Signal Transduction System for Triggering Active Defense and for Parasites to Overcome....Pages 331-341
Plant Cell Wall with the Suppressor may Play a Crucial Role in Determining Specificity....Pages 343-353
Characterization of the Interaction Between Fungal Pathotoxins and URF13, the cms-T Maize Mitochondrial T-Toxin Receptor....Pages 355-365
Identification of Receptor Site of the Suppressor Isolated from Phytophthora in Festans in Potato Plasma Membrane by Using Surface Plasmonl Biosensor....Pages 367-368
Front Matter....Pages 295-295
Detoxification of Mycotoxins In Planta as a Strategy for Improving Grain Quality and Disease Resistance: Identification of Fumonisin-Degrading Microbes from Maize....Pages 369-381
Molecular Cloning, Expression and Characterization of Recombinant Antibody Against Mycotoxins....Pages 383-385
Selection of a Resistant Mutant to Alternaria Blotch in Apple and Analysis of Proteins Associated with the Susceptibility by 2-D Gel Electrophoresis....Pages 387-397
Several Strategies for Dissecting and Controlling Functions in Plant Cells....Pages 399-400
Back Matter....Pages 401-415