Characterization of B-type cyclins in the smut fungus Ustilago maydis: Roles in morphogenesis and pathogenicity

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 487-506

  García Muse, Tatiana ^a   Steinberg, Gero ^b   Pérez Martín, José ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b M P Inst Terrestrische Mikrobiol   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Cyclin dependent kinase; Cyclins; Phytopathogenetic fungus; Ustilago maydis

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN B; CYCLIN B1; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 1; DNA;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DNA CONTENT; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS; MORPHOGENESIS; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYCLIN B; G1 PHASE; G2 PHASE; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; S PHASE; USTILAGO; VIRULENCE;

FUNGI; USTILAGO; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 0842280610     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.00877     Document Type: Article

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