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Regulation of cell separation in the dimorphic fungus Ustilago maydis.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Jul 2002
Weinzierl Gerhard, Leveleki Leonora, Hassel Annette, Kost Gerhard, Wanner Gerhard, Bölker Michael
Abstract excerpt
During its haploid phase the dimorphic fungus Ustilago maydis grows vegetatively by budding. We have identified two genes, don1 and don3, which control the separation of mother and daughter cells. Mutant cells form tree-like clusters in liquid culture and grow as ring-like (donut-shaped) colonies on solid medium. In wild-type U. maydis cells, two distinct septa are formed during cytokinesis and delimit a...
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