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Genomes and GenesSpecies | Regine KahmannSummaryAffiliation: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology Country: Germany Publications
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Insights from the genome of the biotrophic fungal plant pathogen Ustilago maydisJörg Kämper
Department of Organismic Interactions, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl von Frisch Strasse, D 35043 Marburg, Germany
Nature 444:97-101. 2006..Genomic analysis is, similarly, likely to open up new avenues for the discovery of virulence determinants in other pathogens...
Mating and pathogenic development of the Smut fungus Ustilago maydis are regulated by one mitogen-activated protein kinase cascadePhilip Muller
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, D 35043 Marburg, Germany
Eukaryot Cell 2:1187-99. 2003..Here we show that strains expressing the unphosphorylatable allele kpp2(T182A/Y184F) are severely affected in tumor induction and display defects in early infection-related differentiation...
Two linked genes encoding a secreted effector and a membrane protein are essential for Ustilago maydis-induced tumour formationGunther Doehlemann
Deparment of Organismic Interactions, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, D 35043 Marburg, Germany
Mol Microbiol 81:751-66. 2011..Our results suggest that the activity of Pit1 and Pit2 during tumour formation might be functionally linked and we discuss possibilities for a putative functional connection of the two proteins...- Pheromone-regulated target genes respond differentially to MAPK phosphorylation of transcription factor Prf1Kathi Zarnack
Department of Organismic Interactions, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl von Frisch Strasse, Marburg, Germany
Mol Microbiol 69:1041-53. 2008..This indicated a novel level of complexity in MAPK signalling suggesting that target genes respond differentially to MAPK phosphorylation of the respective transcription factors... - Pathogenicity determinants in smut fungi revealed by genome comparisonJan Schirawski
Department of Organismic Interactions, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl von Frisch Straße 10, 35043 Marburg, Germany
Science 330:1546-8. 2010..maydis, we demonstrate a role in virulence for four previously unknown diversity regions. This highlights the power of comparative genomics of closely related species for identification of virulence determinants... - Physical-chemical plant-derived signals induce differentiation in Ustilago maydisArtemio Mendoza-Mendoza
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Department of Organismic Interactions, Karl von Frisch Strasse, D 35043 Marburg, Germany
Mol Microbiol 71:895-911. 2009..Our results suggest that the early phase of communication between U. maydis and its host plant is governed by two different stimuli... - Hap2 regulates the pheromone response transcription factor prf1 in Ustilago maydisArtemio Mendoza-Mendoza
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl von Frisch Str, Marburg, Germany
Mol Microbiol 72:683-98. 2009..In a solopathogenic strain hap2 deletion affected filamentation and the mutants showed reduced pathogenicity symptoms. These data suggest that Hap2 is a novel regulator of prf1 with additional functions after cell fusion... - A ferroxidation/permeation iron uptake system is required for virulence in Ustilago maydisHeiko Eichhorn
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, D-35043 Marburg, Germany
Plant Cell 18:3332-45. 2006..These data highlight the importance of the high-affinity iron uptake system via an iron permease and a multicopper oxidase for biotrophic development in the U. maydis/maize (Zea mays) pathosystem... - The high-mobility-group domain transcription factor Rop1 is a direct regulator of prf1 in Ustilago maydisThomas Brefort
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch-Strasse, D-35043 Marburg, Germany
Eukaryot Cell 4:379-91. 2005..This indicates the involvement of additional components in the regulation of prf1 gene expression during pathogenic growth... - Reprogramming a maize plant: transcriptional and metabolic changes induced by the fungal biotroph Ustilago maydisGunther Doehlemann
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, D 35043 Marburg, Germany
Plant J 56:181-95. 2008..Our data provide novel insights into the complexity of a biotrophic interaction... - Sho1 and Msb2-related proteins regulate appressorium development in the smut fungus Ustilago maydisDaniel Lanver
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, D 35043 Marburg, Germany
Plant Cell 22:2085-101. 2010..These data suggest that Sho1 and the transmembrane mucin Msb2 are involved in plant surface sensing in U. maydis... - Elucidation of the complete ferrichrome A biosynthetic pathway in Ustilago maydisBritta Winterberg
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, 35043 Marburg, Germany
Mol Microbiol 75:1260-71. 2010..Thus, we describe the first complete fungal siderophore biosynthetic pathway by functionally characterizing four novel genes responsible for ferrichrome A biosynthesis in U. maydis... - A seven-WD40 protein related to human RACK1 regulates mating and virulence in Ustilago maydisLei Wang
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl von Frisch Strasse 10, D 35043 Marburg, Germany
Mol Microbiol 81:1484-98. 2011..This could be partially rescued by constitutive expression of the b heterodimer. These data suggest that rak1 is a regulator of rop1 expression with additional roles after cell fusion... - The dual specificity phosphatase Rok1 negatively regulates mating and pathogenicity in Ustilago maydisMaurizio Di Stasio
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Department Organismic Interactions, Karl von Frisch Strasse, D 35043 Marburg, Germany
Mol Microbiol 73:73-88. 2009..Overexpression of rok1 reduced conjugation hyphae formation and strongly attenuated pathogenicity. This places Rok1 in a negative feedback loop regulating Kpp2 and Kpp6 activity upon pheromone stimulation and plant colonization... - Metabolic priming by a secreted fungal effectorArmin Djamei
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl von Frisch Straße 10, D 35043 Marburg, Germany
Nature 478:395-8. 2011..Secreted chorismate mutases are found in many plant-associated microbes and might serve as general tools for host manipulation... - Pep1, a secreted effector protein of Ustilago maydis, is required for successful invasion of plant cellsGunther Doehlemann
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany
PLoS Pathog 5:e1000290. 2009..maydis Deltapep1 mutant. Based on these results, we conclude that Pep1 has a conserved function essential for establishing compatibility that is not restricted to the U. maydis / maize interaction... - An Ustilago maydis gene involved in H2O2 detoxification is required for virulenceLazaro Molina
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, D 35043 Marburg, Germany
Plant Cell 19:2293-309. 2007..Deletion mutants of these genes were attenuated in virulence. These results suggest that U. maydis is using its Yap1-controlled H(2)O(2) detoxification system for coping with early plant defense responses... - The use of FLP-mediated recombination for the functional analysis of an effector gene family in the biotrophic smut fungus Ustilago maydisYuliya Khrunyk
Department of Organismic Interactions, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl von Frisch Strasse 10, D 35043 Marburg, Germany
New Phytol 187:957-68. 2010..The establishment of the FLP/FRT system in a plant pathogenic fungus paves the way for analyzing multigene families with redundant functions... - PKA and MAPK phosphorylation of Prf1 allows promoter discrimination in Ustilago maydisFlorian Kaffarnik
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Department of Organismic Interactions, Karl-von-Frisch-Strasse, D-35043 Marburg, Germany
EMBO J 22:5817-26. 2003..This illustrates how a single transcription factor can integrate signals from two pathways and how its phosphorylation status can determine different transcriptional responses... - Regulation of mating and pathogenic development in Ustilago maydisMichael Feldbrügge
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Department of Organismic Interactions, D 35043 Marburg, Germany
Curr Opin Microbiol 7:666-72. 2004..This is complemented by insights into organization, dynamics and function of the cytoskeleton, which begin to establish the links between signalling, intracellular transport processes and morphology... - Systemic virus-induced gene silencing allows functional characterization of maize genes during biotrophic interaction with Ustilago maydisKarina van der Linde
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl von Frisch Str, D 35043 Marburg, Germany
New Phytol 189:471-83. 2011..maydis. The results suggest that this system is a versatile tool for the rapid identification of maize genes that determine compatibility with U. maydis... - The AGC Ser/Thr kinase Aga1 is essential for appressorium formation and maintenance of the actin cytoskeleton in the smut fungus Ustilago maydisPatrick Berndt
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Department of Organismic Interactions, Karl von Frisch Strasse 10, D 35043 Marburg, Germany
Mol Microbiol 78:1484-99. 2010..These data suggest a critical role of Aga1 in F-actin organization during the morphological changes accompanying the development of appressoria... - The secretome of the maize pathogen Ustilago maydisOlaf Mueller
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl von Frisch Strasse, D 35043 Marburg, Germany
Fungal Genet Biol 45:S63-70. 2008..This classification is based on the presence of functional domains, general domain structure and cysteine pattern. In addition, we discuss possible functions of selected protein classes with a special focus on disease development... - Establishment of compatibility in the Ustilago maydis/maize pathosystemGunther Doehlemann
Max Planck Institut fur terrestrische Mikrobiologie, Karl von Frisch Strasse, D 35043 Marburg, Germany
J Plant Physiol 165:29-40. 2008..maydis feeds on carbohydrates derived from the digestion of plant cell wall material, but uses its set of plant CWDEs for softening the cell wall structure as a prerequisite for in planta growth... - Ustilago maydis as a PathogenThomas Brefort
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Department of Organismic Interactions, D 35043 Marburg, Germany
Annu Rev Phytopathol 47:423-45. 2009.... - Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) biosynthesis in the smut fungus Ustilago maydis and its relevance for increased IAA levels in infected tissue and host tumour formationGavin Reineke
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Department of Organismic Interactions, Karl von Frisch Strasse, D 35043 Marburg, Germany
Mol Plant Pathol 9:339-55. 2008..Together, these results indicate that fungal IAA production critically contributes to IAA levels in infected tissue, but this is apparently not important for triggering host tumour formation... - Guanyl nucleotide exchange factor Sql2 and Ras2 regulate filamentous growth in Ustilago maydisPhilip Muller
Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, D 35043 Marburg, Germany
Eukaryot Cell 2:609-17. 2003..Interestingly, sql2 deletion mutants are affected in pathogenic development but not in mating, indicating a specific function of sql2 during pathogenesis...