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Using Ustilago maydis as a Trojan Horse for In Situ Delivery of Maize Proteins
Published on: February 8, 2019
Bioinformatic identification of Ustilago maydis meiosis genes
Michael E Donaldson1, Barry J Saville
1Environmental and Life Sciences Graduate Program, Trent University, DNA Building, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, Ont., Canada.
Abstract:
In the corn smut pathogen, Ustilago maydis, meiosis and teliospore germination are temporally linked. We review teliospore dormancy and germination in U. maydis and present an overview of meiosis in basidiomycetes. The relevant available expressed sequence tag data is discussed, the databases used in reciprocal best hit blastp analysis are presented and potential U. maydis meiosis genes are identified. The implications of identifying these genes are discussed and hypotheses are presented regarding the control of meiosis in U. maydis.
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