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A CDC42 homologue in Claviceps purpurea is involved in vegetative differentiation and is essential for pathogenicity.
Eukaryotic cell - 1 Jul 2005
Scheffer Jan, Chen Changbin, Heidrich Patrick, Dickman Martin B, Tudzynski Paul
Abstract excerpt
Claviceps purpurea, a biotrophic pathogen of cereals, has developed a unique pathogenic strategy including an extended period of unbranched directed growth in the host's style and ovarian tissue to tap the vascular system. Since the small GTPase Cdc42 has been shown to be involved in cytoskeleton organization and polarity in other fungi, we investigated the role of Cdc42 in the development and pathogenicity of C....
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