The MAP kinase Kpp2 regulates mating and pathogenic development in Ustilago maydis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1007-1017

  Müller, Philip ^a   Aichinger, Christian ^a   Feldbrügge, Michael ^a   Kahmann, Regine ^a  

^a Institut fur Genetik und Mikrobiologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PHEROMONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; EPISTASIS; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HAPLOIDY; MATING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

FUNGI; MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 0033428520     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01661.x     Document Type: Article

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