Molecular Genetics Of Host-Specific Toxins in Plant Disease: proceedings of the 3rd Tottori International Symposium on Host-Spacific Toxins,Daisn,Tottori,japan,August 24-29,1997/ edited by Keisuke Kohmoto and Olen C. Yoder.

TOXIN BIOSYNTHESIS
1 A mechanistic view of the fungal/plant interaction based on host-specific toxin studies
2 Function and biosynthesis of trichothecenes produced by Fusarium species
3 Enzymology, molecular genetics, and regulation of biosynthesis of the host-selective toxin HC-toxin
4 Host-specific deficient mutants of the tomato pathotype of Alternaria alternata obtained by restriction enzyme-mediated integration
5 Molecular analysis of AK-toxin biosynthesis in the Japanese pear pathotype of Alternaria alternata
6 A catalytic domain of a cyclic peptide synthetase that is specific for the apple pathotype of Alternaria alternata and its possible involvement in host-specific AM-toxin production
7 Involvement of host factors in the production of a protein host-specific toxin produced by Alternaria brassicicola
8 Structures and biosyntheses of phytotoxins in Cochliobolus spicifer and Bipolaris sorokiniana:C3 Unit addition reaction in phytotoxin biosynthesis
9 Versatile synthetic route for AAL-toxins and fumonisins
10 Characterization of the thiotemplate mechanisms of syringomycin and syringopeptin synthesis by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae

EFFECTS OF TOXINS ON PLANTS
11 HC-toxin: does inter-species chromatin remodeling confer host-pathogen compatibility?
12 Victorin-induced oat cell death
13 Primary effect of a host-selective toxin from Magnaporthe grisea to mitochondria of rice leaves
14 The accelerated effects of AK-toxin I on exocytosis and endocytosis of susceptible Japanese pear leaves
15 Isolation and mode of action of Ptr chlorosis toxin from Pyrenophora tritici-repentis
16 Syringolide derivatives for receptor studies
17 Lethal logic in apoptosis: toxins trigger programmed cell death during disease in eukaryotic cells

EVOLUTION AND GENETICS OF TOXIN PRODUCTION AND PATHOGENESIS
18 Evolution of pathogenic and reproductive strategies in Cochliobolus and related genera
19 On the phylogenetic correlations of phytotoxins and related metabolites among blast diseases fungi
20 Cloning and expression of the ToxA gene in Pyrenophora tritici-repentis
21 The Ptr necrosis toxin and necrosis toxin gene from Pyrenophora tritici-repentis
22 The genetics of pathogenicity in Cochliobolus heterostrophus
23 Toxins and other metabolites of Phoma tracheiphila involved in pathogenesis of "mal secco" disease of citrus trees
24 Ergopeptine toxins and peptide synthetase synthetase genes in clavicipitaceous pathogens and symbionts of plants
25 Genetical and physiological studies on the species-specific parasitism of Magnaporthe grisea in gramineous plants with a special reference to a cross between the Triticum isolate and the Setaria isolate

SENSING, PENETRATION AND HOST DEGRADATION
26 Signal transduction and gene expression during early stages of fungal phytopathogenesis in the rice blast fungus
27 Cell wall degrading enzymes in HST-producing fungal pathogens
28 Expression and regulation of melanin biosynthetic genes during appressorium formation of Colletotrichum leganrium
29 Mechanics of invasive fungal growth and the significance of turgor in plant infection
30 The involvement of fungal cutinase in early processes of plant infection
31 Biochemical and molecular roles og HST and enzymes produced by pathogen of citrus brown spot disease
32 Infection behavior of Venturia nashicola and supposed involvement of cell-wall degrading enzymes in the pathogenesis on Janpanese pear
33 Host component and a complex bacterial sensor kinase, RtpA, determine the pathogenic process of Pseudomonas tolaasii on a cultivated mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus

MECHNISMS OF PLANT RESISTANCE AND SUSCEPTIBILITY
34 Molecular analysis of the polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein(PGIP) gene family in Phaseolus vulgaris L.
35 Saponin detoxification and fungal pathogenesis
36 The interaction of Alternaria alternata f.sp. lycopersici and its AAL-toxins with tomato
37 The oxidative burst system in plants: a strategic signal transduction system for triggering active defense and for parasites to overcome
38 Plant cell wall with the suppressor may play a crucial role in determining specificity
39 Characterization of the interaction between fungal pathotoxins and URF13, the cms-T maize mitochondrial T-toxin receptor
40 Identification of receptor site of the suppressor isolated from Phytophthora infestans in potato plasma membrane by using surface plasmonl biosensor
41 Detoxification of mycotoxins in planta as a strategy for improving grain quality and disease resistance: identification of fumonisin-degrading microbes from maize
42 Molecular cloning, expression and characterization of recombinant antibody against mycotoxins
43 Selection of a resistant mutant to Alternaria blotch in apple and analysis of proteins associated with the susceptibility by 2-D gel electrophoresis
44 Several strategies for dissecting and controlling functions in plant cells