Characterization of a Ustilago maydis gene specifically induced during the biotrophic phase: Evidence for negative as well as positive regulation

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 329-339

  Basse, Christoph W ^a   Stumpferl, Stefan ^a,c   Kahmann, Regine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Institut fur Genetik und Mikrobiologie   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

FUNGI; USTILAGO MAYDIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033986907     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.20.1.329-339.2000     Document Type: Article

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