snf1 Gene of Ustilago maydis Acts as a Dual Regulator of Cell Wall Degrading Enzymes

• Published in: Phytopathology Vol. 100; no. 12; pp. 1364 - 1372
• Main Authors: Nadal, Marina, Garcia-Pedrajas, Maria D, Gold, Scott E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: St. Paul, MN American Phytopathological Society 01.12.2010
• Subjects: Amino Acid Sequence; Ascomycetes; Ascomycota - enzymology; Ascomycota - genetics; biochemical pathways; Biological and medical sciences; cell invasion; Cell Wall - microbiology; cell wall components; cell wall-degrading enzymes; Cloning, Molecular; Cryptococcus neoformans - enzymology; Cryptococcus neoformans - genetics; DNA Primers; DNA, Fungal - genetics; DNA, Fungal - isolation & purification; enzymes; extracellular matrix; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fungal plant pathogens; fungal proteins; Fusarium - enzymology; Fusarium - genetics; gene expression regulation; Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; gene redundancy; genes; Genetic Complementation Test; glucose; host plants; Humans; metabolites; microbial colonization; microbial genetics; Molecular Sequence Data; Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection; plant pathogenic fungi; protein kinases; protein synthesis; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases - genetics; regulatory sequences; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Saccharomyces cerevisiae - enzymology; Saccharomyces cerevisiae - genetics; Sequence Alignment; Sequence Deletion; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; Solanum tuberosum - microbiology; transcription (genetics); Ustilago - chemistry; Ustilago - enzymology; Ustilago - genetics; Ustilago maydis; Ustilago zeae; virulence; Fungi; Ustilago maydis; Plant pathology; Plant; Gene; Plant pathogen; Enzyme; Cell wall; Basidiomycota

Many fungal plant pathogens are known to produce extracellular enzymes that degrade cell wall elements required for host penetration and infection. Due to gene redundancy, single gene deletions generally do not address the importance of these enzymes in pathogenicity. Cell wall degrading enzymes (CW...