title: Fungal pathogenesis: gene clusters unveiled as secrets within the Ustilago maydis code.
abstract: The genome sequence of a second plant pathogenic fungus is now available, revealing unique gene clusters encoding secretory proteins that are induced during infection and regulate pathogenesis. Gene clusters play important roles in pathogenic fungi, yet their evolution and maintenance remain a mystery.
authors.affiliation: School of Botany, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia. bhowlett@unimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Howlett
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Idnurm
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heitman
mesh_terms: D005658:Fungi / Q000235:genetics; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D016681:Genome, Fungal; D023281:Genomics; D005810:Multigene Family; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D014588:Ustilago / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity