Functional analysis of the pH responsive pathway Pal/Rim in the phytopathogenic basidiomycete Ustilago maydis

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 446-457

  Antonio, Cervantes Chávez José ^a   Lucila, Ortiz Castellanos ^a   Miriam, Tejeda Sartorius ^a   Scott, Gold ^b   José, Ruiz Herrera ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimorphism; PH; Protein secretion; Rim pathway; Signal transduction; Ustilago maydis; Virulence

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; PAL PROTEIN; PALA PROTEIN; PALB PROTEIN; PALC PROTEIN; RIM PROTEIN; RIM13 PROTEIN; RIM20 PROTEIN; RIM23 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSOME; FUNGAL GENOME; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PLANT DISEASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; USTILAGO; VIRULENCE; ZEA MAYS;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 77950866699     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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