Table 1.
Overview of the HIK mutants in Magnaporthe oryzae and their most important phenotypes.
| Mutant name | MGG number of the HIK-encoding gene | Phenotypes/alterations in the mutant strain |
|---|---|---|
| ΔMosln1 | MGG_07312 | Osmosensitive (salt), conidiation, appressorium formation, cell wall integrity, pathogenicity, NaNO2 sensitive, ion stress (CuSO4), temperature sensitivity |
| ΔMohik1 | MGG_11174 | Osmosensitive (sugar), pathogenicity, fungicide resistance, NaNO2 sensitive, temperature sensitivity |
| ΔMohik2 | MGG_01342 | CoCl2 sensitive, ion stress (CuSO4), pathogenicity |
| ΔMohik3 | MGG_12530 | Pathogenicity |
| ΔMohik4 | MGG_13891 | CoCl2 sensitive, pathogenicity |
| ΔMohik5 | MGG_11882 | Conidia morphology, conidiation, cell wall integrity, apathogen, vegetative growth, CoCl2 and NaNO2 sensitive, ion stress (CuSO4) |
| ΔMohik6 | MGG_06696 | Pathogenicity |
| ΔMohik7 | MGG_12377 | None |
| ΔMohik8 | MGG_01227 | Conidia morphology, conidiation, apathogen, vegetative growth, CoCl2 sensitive |
| ΔMohik9 | MGG_02665 | Cell wall integrity, CoCl2 and NaNO2 sensitive |
| ΔMohik11/sln1 | MGG_11174/MGG_07312 | Osmosensitive (salt and sugar), conidiation, appressorium formation, cell wall integrity, pathogenicity, NaNO2 sensitive, ion stress (CuSO4), temperature sensitivity |
HIK, histidine kinases.