Insights from the genome of the biotrophic fungal plant pathogen Ustilago maydis.
A biosynthetic gene cluster for a secreted cellobiose lipid with antifungal activity from Ustilago maydis.
Activation of the ustilagic acid biosynthesis gene cluster in Ustilago maydis by the C2H2 zinc finger transcription factor Rua1.
Genetic analysis of biosurfactant production in Ustilago maydis.
Role for RNA-binding proteins implicated in pathogenic development of Ustilago maydis.
Tandem KH domains of Khd4 recognize AUACCC and are essential for regulation of morphology as well as pathogenicity in Ustilago maydis.
The autophagy genes ATG8 and ATG1 affect morphogenesis and pathogenicity in Ustilago maydis.
A dynein loading zone for retrograde endosome motility at microtubule plus-ends.
The use of FLP-mediated recombination for the functional analysis of an effector gene family in the biotrophic smut fungus Ustilago maydis.
cAMP regulates morphogenesis in the fungal pathogen Ustilago maydis.
Aqueous-phase behavior of natural glycolipid biosurfactant mannosylerythritol lipid A: sponge, cubic, and lamellar phases.
Functions and potential applications of glycolipid biosurfactants--from energy-saving materials to gene delivery carriers.
Identification of a gene cluster for biosynthesis of mannosylerythritol lipids in the basidiomycetous fungus Ustilago maydis.
Kinetic studies on the interactions between glycolipid biosurfactant assembled monolayers and various classes of immunoglobulins using surface plasmon resonance.
Peroxisomes contribute to biosynthesis of extracellular glycolipids in fungi.
Production of glycolipid biosurfactants by basidiomycetous yeasts.
Identification of an endo-1,4-beta-xylanase of Ustilago maydis.
Induction of lytic enzymes by the interaction of Ustilago maydis with Zea mays tissues.
Post-genomic analyses of fungal lignocellulosic biomass degradation reveal the unexpected potential of the plant pathogen Ustilago maydis.
The snf1 gene of Ustilago maydis acts as a dual regulator of cell wall degrading enzymes.
Identification and Characterization of Two Transmembrane Proteins Required for Virulence of Ustilago maydis.
The key protein of endosomal mRNP transport Rrm4 binds translational landmark sites of cargo mRNAs.
Interaction between Ustilago maydis REC2 and RAD51 genes in DNA repair and mitotic recombination.
Mutation in a heat-regulated hsp70 gene of Ustilago maydis.
Two members of the Ustilago maydis velvet family influence teliospore development and virulence on maize seedlings.
A ferroxidation/permeation iron uptake system is required for virulence in Ustilago maydis.
Elucidation of the complete ferrichrome A biosynthetic pathway in Ustilago maydis.
Immunolocalization of chitin synthases in the phytopathogenic dimorphic fungus Ustilago maydis.
Polar localizing class V myosin chitin synthases are essential during early plant infection in the plant pathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis.
Identification of O-mannosylated virulence factors in Ustilago maydis.
Two linked genes encoding a secreted effector and a membrane protein are essential for Ustilago maydis-induced tumour formation.
Unfolded protein response (UPR) regulator Cib1 controls expression of genes encoding secreted virulence factors in Ustilago maydis.
Structural and functional analysis of the cerato-platanin-like protein Cpl1 suggests diverging functions in smut fungi.
A single amino-acid change in the iron-sulphur protein subunit of succinate dehydrogenase confers resistance to carboxin in Ustilago maydis.
Isolation, characterization and sequence of a gene conferring resistance to the systemic fungicide carboxin from the maize smut pathogen, Ustilago maydis.
Accumulation of cellobiose lipids under nitrogen-limiting conditions by two ustilaginomycetous yeasts, Pseudozyma aphidis and Pseudozyma hubeiensis.
Elucidation of substrate specificities of decorating enzymes involved in mannosylerythritol lipid production by cross-species complementation.
An ste20 homologue in Ustilago maydis plays a role in mating and pathogenicity.
A FYVE zinc finger domain protein specifically links mRNA transport to endosome trafficking.
Core components of endosomal mRNA transport are evolutionarily conserved in fungi.
Endosomal transport of septin mRNA and protein indicates local translation on endosomes and is required for correct septin filamentation.
Kinesin-3 and dynein mediate microtubule-dependent co-transport of mRNPs and endosomes.
The RNA-binding protein Rrm4 is essential for polarity in Ustilago maydis and shuttles along microtubules.
The fungal RNA-binding protein Rrm4 mediates long-distance transport of ubi1 and rho3 mRNAs.
The multi PAM2 protein Upa2 functions as novel core component of endosomal mRNA transport.
G proteins in Ustilago maydis: transmission of multiple signals?
urbs1, a gene regulating siderophore biosynthesis in Ustilago maydis, encodes a protein similar to the erythroid transcription factor GATA-1.