Two linked genes encoding a secreted effector and a membrane protein are essential for Ustilago maydis-induced tumour formation

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 751-766

  Doehlemann, Gunther ^a   Reissmann, Stefanie ^a   Aßmann, Daniela ^a   Fleckenstein, Martin ^a,b   Kahmann, Regine ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PIT 1 PROTEIN; PIT 2 PROTEIN; TUMOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC LINKAGE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

CELL MEMBRANE; ENDOSOMES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES, FUNGAL; HYPHAE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT PROTEINS; USTILAGO; VACUOLES; VIRULENCE FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

USTILAGO MAYDIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79960731542     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07728.x     Document Type: Article

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