The transcription factor rbf1 is the master regulator for b-mating type controlled pathogenic development in Ustilago maydis

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 17-18

  Heimel, Kai ^a,b   Scherer, Mario ^b,c   Vranes, Miroslav ^a,b   Wahl, Ramon ^a,b   Pothiratana, Chetsada ^b,d   Schuler, David ^a   Vincon, Volker ^b   Finkernagel, Florian ^e   Flor Parra, Ignacio ^f   Kämper, Jörg ^a,b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c QIAGEN GMBH   (Germany)

^d KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^f CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETERODIMER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RBF1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; MORPHOGENESIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; USTILAGO MAYDIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL SEPARATION; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; DNA MICROARRAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FUNGAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; USTILAGO;

USTILAGO MAYDIS;

BASE SEQUENCE; CELL CYCLE; CELL SEPARATION; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; USTILAGO;

EID: 77958112730     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001035     Document Type: Article

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