Sex in smut fungi: Structure, function and evolution of mating-type complexes

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Bakkeren, Guus ^a   Kämper, Jörg ^b   Schirawski, Jan ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Homeodomain; Malassezia globosa; Pheromone receptor; Sporisorium reilianum; Ustilago hordei

Indexed keywords

BASIDIOMYCETES; CEREAL; CROP; EVOLUTION; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MATING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

FUNGAL PROTEINS; MALASSEZIA; PHEROMONES; RECEPTORS, PHEROMONE; USTILAGINALES; USTILAGO;

FUNGI; MALASSEZIA GLOBOSA; SPORISORIUM REILIANUM; USTILAGO HORDEI; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 48949116056     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2008.04.005     Document Type: Review

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