Ustilago maydis
Interaction Between Ustilago maydis REC2 and RAD51 Genes in DNA Repair and Mitotic Recombination
... A gene encoding a Ustilago maydis Rad51 orthologue has been isolated. rad51-1, a mutant constructed by disrupting the gene, was as sensitive to killing by ultraviolet light and [r] ...
9
Programmed cell cycle arrest is required for infection of corn plants by the fungus Ustilago maydis
... Ustilago maydis is a plant pathogen that requires a specific structure called infective filament to penetrate the plant ...U. maydis, as a strain unable to arrest the cell cycle was severely impaired ...
10
Pheromone-Induced G2 Arrest in the Phytopathogenic Fungus Ustilago maydis
... Ustilago maydis, a basidiomycete fungus, is the agent respon- sible for corn smut, a disease with a worldwide distribution, which under some conditions may cause severe economic losses ...U. maydis ...
7
The Gβ-Subunit-Encoding Gene bpp1 Controls Cyclic-AMP Signaling in Ustilago maydis
... fungus Ustilago maydis, fusion of haploid cells is a prerequisite for ...U. maydis, only gpa3 has a function during mating and cyclic AMP (cAMP) ...
9
The Unfolded Protein Response Regulates Pathogenic Development of Ustilago maydis by Rok1 Dependent Inhibition of Mating Type Signaling
... ABSTRACT Fungal pathogens require the unfolded protein response (UPR) to maintain protein homeostasis of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) during pathogenic development. In the corn smut fungus Ustilago ...
16
An Ustilago maydis Septin Is Required for Filamentous Growth in Culture and for Full Symptom Development on Maize
... During maize infection, the fungal pathogen Ustilago maydis undergoes a dimorphic transition from budding, yeast-like cells to a filamentous dikaryon that proliferates in the host. This transition is ...
13
The vtc4 Gene Influences Polyphosphate Storage, Morphogenesis, and Virulence in the Maize Pathogen Ustilago maydis
... pathogen Ustilago maydis switches from budding to filamentous, dikaryotic growth in response to environmental signals including nutrient status, growth in the host, and the presence of mating ...U. ...
11
Ustilago maydis, a Delicacy of the Aztec Cuisine and a Model for Research
... Ustilago maydis is the causal agent of the disease known as corn smut or Huitlacohe; their natural hosts are maize (Zea mays ...U. maydis, its life cycle, and the molecular bases of its ...
12
An ste20 Homologue in Ustilago maydis Plays a Role in Mating and Pathogenicity
... U. maydis protein contained at the C terminus the conserved kinase domain and what appears to be a G binding region: ...U. maydis protein compared with those of the ...U. maydis genome from the ...
10
The RIM101/pacC Homologue from the Basidiomycete Ustilago maydis Is Functional in Multiple pH-Sensitive Phenomena
... A homologue of the gene encoding the transcription factor Rim101 (PacC), involved in pH signal transduc- tion in fungi, was identified in the pathogenic basidiomycete Ustilago maydis. The gene (RIM101) ...
10
Guanyl Nucleotide Exchange Factor Sql2 and Ras2 Regulate Filamentous Growth in Ustilago maydis
... Corn smut disease is caused by the fungal pathogen Ustilago maydis. The most prominent symptom of this disease is the formation of large plant tumors (18). The fungal mycelium proliferates within these ...
9
Chitinases Are Essential for Cell Separation in Ustilago maydis
... 30. Kämper J, Kahmann R, Bölker M, Ma LJ, Brefort T, Saville BJ, Banuett F, Kronstad JW, Gold SE, Muller O, Perlin MH, Wosten HAB, de Vries R, Ruiz-Herrera J, Reynaga-Pena CG, Snetselaar K, McCann M, Perez- Martin J, ...
12
Cryo EM structure of the Ustilago maydis kinesin 5 motor domain bound to microtubules
... The Ustilago maydis kinesin-5 motor domain adopts a canonical ATP-like conformation, thereby allowing the neck linker to bind along the motor domain towards the microtubule plus ...
6
ras2 Controls Morphogenesis, Pheromone Response, and Pathogenicity in the Fungal Pathogen Ustilago maydis
... Ustilago maydis, a pathogen of maize, is a useful model for the analysis of mating, pathogenicity, and the morphological transition between budding and filamentous growth in ...
13
Nitrogen Source Affects Glycolipid Production and Lipid Accumulation in the Phytopathogen Fungus Ustilago maydis
... of Ustilago maydis produces extracellular glycolipids with surfactant activity that enhance the availa- bility of hydrophobic nutrients during its interaction with the host [1] ...U. maydis cells are ...
12
Mycosarcoma (Ustilaginaceae), a resurrected generic name for corn smut (Ustilago maydis) and its close relatives with hypertrophied, tubular sori
... Neither Beckmann (1768) nor de Candolle (1815) designated specimens or illustrations that might serve as the nomenclatural types when Lycoperdon zeae and Uredo maydis were described. Nor were we able to locate ...
7
Promoters from the itaconate cluster of Ustilago maydis are induced by nitrogen depletion
... 29. Kämper J, Kahmann R, Bölker M, Ma LJ, Brefort T, Saville BJ, Banuett F, Kronstad JW, Gold SE, Muller O, Perlin MH, Wosten HAB, de Vries R, Ruiz-Herrera J, Reynaga-Pena CG, Snetselaar K, McCann M, Perez-Martin J, ...
9
Integrated strain- and process design enable production of 220 g L−1 itaconic acid with Ustilago maydis
... U. maydis: Ustilago maydis; U. cynodontis: Ustilago cynodontis; ...vetiveriae: Ustilago vetiveriae; ria1: regula- tor of itaconic acid biosynthesis; mtt1: mitochondrial transporter from ...
11
Biomass pretreatment affects Ustilago maydis in producing itaconic acid
... U. maydis combines important advantages of yeasts - a non-filamentous growth and resistance to hydromechani- cal stress - with the advantages of filamentous fungi - an inherent utilization of xylose and robustness ...
13
Mutations in the myp1 gene of Ustilago maydis attenuate mycelial growth and virulence.
... Disruption of m@l in haploid strains: Given that dis- ruption of the mypl gene in P6D (strains NF14 and NFD8) reduced mycelial growth and virulence, it was of inte[r] ...
11