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The hgl1 gene is required for dimorphism and teliospore formation in the fungal pathogen Ustilago maydis.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Jul 2001
Dürrenberger F, Laidlaw R D, Kronstad J W
Abstract excerpt
The fungal pathogen Ustilago maydis causes a dramatic disease in maize involving the induction of tumours and the formation of masses of black teliospores. In this fungus, mating between haploid, budding cells results in the formation of the infectious, filamentous cell type that invades host tissue. Mating and filamentous growth are governed by the mating-type loci and by cAMP signalling, perhaps in response to...
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