Insertion of the LINE retrotransposon MGL causes a conidiophore pattern mutation in Magnaporthe grisea

Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 2000 Aug;13(8):892-4. doi: 10.1094/MPMI.2000.13.8.892.

Abstract

We obtained three Magnaporthe grisea morphological mutants that had the LINE transposon MGL inserted into the ACR1 locus. Sequence analysis revealed that ACR1 is homologous to medA, a developmental regulator of Aspergillus nidulans conidiation. These results demonstrated that MGL elements could transpose and cause insertional mutagenesis in M. grisea.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Aspergillus nidulans / growth & development
  • Base Sequence
  • DNA Primers
  • DNA, Fungal
  • Long Interspersed Nucleotide Elements*
  • Magnaporthe / genetics*
  • Magnaporthe / growth & development
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mutation*
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid

Substances

  • DNA Primers
  • DNA, Fungal