A fungal cell wall integrity-associated MAP kinase cascade in Coniothyrium minitans is required for conidiation and mycoparasitism

► CmBCk1 and CmSlt2 which are homologous to BCK1 and Slt2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, were cloned in sclerotial parasite Coniothyrium minitans. ► Fungal cell wall integrity-associated MAP kinase cascade was identified in C. minitans. ► C. minitans requires this cascade for conidiation and mycoparasitism.