Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) biosynthesis in the smut fungus Ustilago maydis and its relevance for increased IAA levels in infected tissue and host tumour formation

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 339-355

  Reineke, Gavin ^a   Heinze, Bernadette ^a   Schirawski, Jan ^a   Buettner, Hermann ^b   Kahmann, Regine ^a   Basse, Christoph W ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOL 3 YL PYRUVIC ACID; INDOL-3-YL PYRUVIC ACID; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; INDOLEACETIC ACID; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; FUNGAL GENE; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT TUMOR; USTILAGO;

GENES, FUNGAL; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; INDOLES; MUTATION; PLANT TUMORS; USTILAGO;

FUNGI; USTILAGO MAYDIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 40549140298     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2008.00470.x     Document Type: Article

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