Publication Date:
2007-01-27
Description:
A mutualistic association between a fungal endophyte and a tropical panic grass allows both organisms to grow at high soil temperatures. We characterized a virus from this fungus that is involved in the mutualistic interaction. Fungal isolates cured of the virus are unable to confer heat tolerance, but heat tolerance is restored after the virus is reintroduced. The virus-infected fungus confers heat tolerance not only to its native monocot host but also to a eudicot host, which suggests that the underlying mechanism involves pathways conserved between these two groups of plants.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Marquez, Luis M -- Redman, Regina S -- Rodriguez, Russell J -- Roossinck, Marilyn J -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2007 Jan 26;315(5811):513-5.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Plant Biology Division, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Post Office Box 2180, Ardmore, OK 73402, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17255511" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Ascomycota/growth & development/*physiology/*virology
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Base Sequence
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Hot Temperature
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Lycopersicon esculentum/microbiology/physiology
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Open Reading Frames
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Plant Leaves/metabolism
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Poaceae/growth & development/*microbiology/*physiology
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RNA Viruses/classification/genetics/isolation & purification/*physiology
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RNA, Double-Stranded/genetics/metabolism
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RNA, Viral/genetics/metabolism
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Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism
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*Symbiosis
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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