TABLE 1.
The reported functions of Fus3/Kss1/Pmk1 in several plant pathogens
| Gene name | Sequence identity to CcPmk1 (sequence identity of domain regions) a | Plant pathogen | Functions | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CcPmk1 | 100% (100%) | Cytospora chrysosperma | Pathogenicity, growth, cell wall integrity | Yu et al. (2019) |
| VmPmk1 | 100% (100%) | Valsa mali | Pathogenicity, growth, cell wall integrity | Wu et al. (2017) |
| Pmk1 | 98.5% (100%) | Magnaporthe oryzae | Pathogenicity, appressorium formation, mating | Xu and Hamer (1996) |
| VMK1 | 98% (99.3%) | Verticillium dahliae | Pathogenicity, microsclerotia formation, conidiation | Rauyaree et al. (2005) |
| PsMAPK1 | 63.9% (77.8%) | Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici | Pathogenicity | Guo et al. (2011) |
| BMP1 | 94.3% (97.9%) | Botrytis cinerea | Pathogenicity, growth | Zheng et al. (2000) |
| Ubc3/Kpp2 | 72.8% (78.6%) | Ustilago maydis | Pathogenicity, mating | Müller et al. (1999), Mayorga and Gold (1999) |
| FMK1 | 98.3% (99.3%) | Fusarium oxysporum | Pathogenicity, growth surface hydrophobicity | Di Pietro et al. (2001) |
| Gpmk1 | 98.5% (99.3%) | Fusarium graminearum | Pathogenicity, conidiation, mating | Jenczmionka et al. (2003) |
| FvMK1 | 98.3% (99.3%) | Fusarium verticillioides | Pathogenicity, conidiation, toxin production | Zhang et al. (2011) |
| ChMK1 | 98.8% (99.6%) | Colletotrichum higginsianum | Pathogenicity, appressorium formation, cell wall integrity | Wei et al. (2016) |
| CgMK1 | 98.8% (99.6%) | Colletotrichum gloeosporioides | Pathogenicity, appressorium formation, melanin biosynthesis | He et al. (2017) |
| CpMK2 | 96% (97%) | Cryphonectria parasitica | Pathogenicity, pigmentation, development | Choi et al. (2005) |
| Smk1 | 95% (97%) | Sclerotinia sclerotiorum | Pathogenicity, asexual development | Chen et al. (2004) |
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Numbers in brackets represent the sequence identity of MAPK domains from different plant‐pathogenic fungi compared to the MAPK domain of CcPmk1.