The ukc1 gene encodes a protein kinase involved in morphogenesis, pathogenicity and pigment formation in Ustilago maydis

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 261, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 281-289

  Durrenberger F ^a,b   Kronstad, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Discovery Technologies Ltd   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

cot 1; Fungal pathogenesis; Morphology; Pigmentation; Smut fungi

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; PIGMENT; PROTEIN KINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; COLLETOTRICHUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE DELETION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MAPPING; LIFE CYCLE; MATING; MORPHOGENESIS; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MORPHOGENESIS; MUTAGENESIS; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN KINASES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; USTILAGO;

COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM TRIFOLII; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FUNGI; MELANOGASTER; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; USTILAGO MAYDIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032995449     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050968     Document Type: Article

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