Regulation of ustilago maydis dimorphism, sporulation, and pathogenic development by a transcription factor with a highly conserved APSES domain

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 211-222

  García Pedrajas, María D ^a,b   Baeza Montañez, Lourdes ^b   Gold, Scott E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; DIPLOIDY; FUNGAL GENOME; FUNGUS SPORE; GENETICS; HAPLOIDY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT TUMOR; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; USTILAGO;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; DIPLOIDY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENOME, FUNGAL; HAPLOIDY; PLANT TUMORS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPORES, FUNGAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; USTILAGO;

ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 75749107487     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-23-2-0211     Document Type: Article

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