Control of mating and development in Ustilago maydis.
In Ustilago maydis the a and b mating type loci control pathogenicity as well as sexual development. We review the function of these loci in controlling the cell fusion step, the switch from yeast-like to filamentous growth and subsequent pathogenic development. Our special emphasis will be the role of pheromones and pheromone signaling in these processes.
Institut für Genetik und Mikrobiologie, Universität München, Germany.
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Spellig
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Regenfelder
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Reichmann
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Schauwecker
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Bohlmann
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Urban
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Bölker
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Kämper
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Kahmann
D000483:Alleles; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D049770:Genes, Mating Type, Fungal; D008957:Models, Genetic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010675:Pheromones / Q000235:genetics; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014588:Ustilago / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics; D003313:Zea mays / Q000382:microbiology
D010675:Pheromones