Two closely related Rho GTPases, Cdc42 and RacA, of the en-dophytic fungus Epichloë festucae have contrasting roles for ROS production and symbiotic infection synchronized with the host plant

Yuka Kayano; Aiko Tanaka; Daigo Takemoto

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1006840

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Two closely related Rho GTPases, Cdc42 and RacA, of the en-dophytic fungus Epichloë festucae have contrasting roles for ROS production and symbiotic infection synchronized with the host plant

Yuka Kayano,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, Japan

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6523-480X

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Aiko Tanaka,

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, Japan

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5822-1488

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Daigo Takemoto

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: dtakemo@agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, Japan

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9816-7882

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Two closely related Rho GTPases, Cdc42 and RacA, of the en-dophytic fungus Epichloë festucae have contrasting roles for ROS production and symbiotic infection synchronized with the host plant

Yuka Kayano,
Aiko Tanaka,
Daigo Takemoto

Published: January 25, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006840

About the Authors

Yuka Kayano

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, Japan

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6523-480X

Aiko Tanaka

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, Japan

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5822-1488

Daigo Takemoto

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: dtakemo@agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, Japan

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9816-7882

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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