A novel class of small amphipathic peptides affect aerial hyphal growth and surface hydrophobicity in Ustilago maydis

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 4274-4281

  Wösten, Han A B ^a,c   Bohlmann, Ralph ^a   Eckerskorn, Christoph ^b   Lottspeich, Friedrich ^b   Bölker, Michael ^a   Kahmann, Regine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aerial hyphae; Hydrophobin; KEX2 protease; Protein secretion; Ustilago maydis

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PEPTIDE; PROTEINASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CORN; FUNGUS GROWTH; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 0029741381     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00802.x     Document Type: Article

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