The Ustilago maydis forkhead transcription factor Fox1 is involved in the regulation of genes required for the attenuation of plant defenses during pathogenic development

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1118-1129

  Zahiri, Alexander ^a,b   Heimel, Kai ^a,b   Wahl, Ramon ^a,b,d   Rath, Magnus ^c   Kämper, Jörg ^a,b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^d NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; USTILAGO;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DISEASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; USTILAGO; ZEA MAYS;

FUNGI; USTILAGO MAYDIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955521172     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-23-9-1118     Document Type: Article

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