Metabolomics,Unknown,Transcriptomics,Genomics,Proteomics

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Transcription factor Rbf1 is the master regulator for b-mating type controlled pathogenic development in Ustilago maydis

ABSTRACT: This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE18750: Controlled expression of compatible and incompatible combinations of Ustilago maydis b-mating type locus genes bE and bW GSE18754: Effect of rbf1 deletion during controlled expression of of Ustilago maydis b-mating type locus genes bE1 and bW2 GSE18756: Rbf1 induced gene expression in Ustilago maydis Refer to individual Series

ORGANISM(S): Ustilago maydis

SUBMITTER: Jörg Kämper

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-18881 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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The transcription factor Rbf1 is the master regulator for b-mating type controlled pathogenic development in Ustilago maydis.

Heimel Kai K Scherer Mario M Vranes Miroslav M Wahl Ramon R Pothiratana Chetsada C Schuler David D Vincon Volker V Finkernagel Florian F Flor-Parra Ignacio I Kämper Jörg J

PLoS pathogens 20100805 8

In the phytopathogenic basidiomycete Ustilago maydis, sexual and pathogenic development are tightly connected and controlled by the heterodimeric bE/bW transcription factor complex encoded by the b-mating type locus. The formation of the active bE/bW heterodimer leads to the formation of filaments, induces a G2 cell cycle arrest, and triggers pathogenicity. Here, we identify a set of 345 bE/bW responsive genes which show altered expression during these developmental changes; several of these gen ...[more]

PMID: 20700446

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Transcription factor Rbf1 is the master regulator for b-mating type controlled pathogenic development in Ustilago maydis

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The transcription factor Rbf1 is the master regulator for b-mating type controlled pathogenic development in Ustilago maydis.

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