The use of FLP-mediated recombination for the functional analysis of an effector gene family in the biotrophic smut fungus Ustilago maydis

New Phytologist

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 957-968

  Khrunyk, Yuliya ^a   Münch, Karin ^a   Schipper, Kerstin ^a   Lupas, Andrei N ^b   Kahmann, Regine ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

FLP mediated recombination; Gene family; Marker deletion; Secreted effector; Virulence

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN;

FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENOME; PHENOTYPE; RECOMBINATION; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; FUNGAL GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DISEASE; USTILAGO; VALIDATION STUDY;

FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GENOTYPE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DISEASES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; USTILAGO; ZEA MAYS;

FUNGI; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 77955732364     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03413.x     Document Type: Article

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