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Genetic Manipulation of the Plant Pathogen Ustilago maydis to Study Fungal Biology and Plant Microbe Interactions
Published on: September 30, 2016
El locus de tipo de apareamiento de U. maydis especifica los componentes de señalización celular
1Institut für Genbiologische Forschung Berlin GmbH, Federal Republic of Germany.
Cell
|February 7, 1992
Resumen
El hongo Ustilago maydis utiliza una nueva estrategia de apareamiento tipo locus. Dos genes dentro del locus a controlan la fusión celular y el crecimiento filamentoso mediante la codificación de factores de apareamiento y receptores de feromonas.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La micología de la micología.
- Genética La genética.
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
Sus antecedentes:
- El locus de tipo de apareamiento en Ustilago maydis regula procesos cruciales del desarrollo como la fusión celular y el crecimiento micelial dikaryotico.
- Este locus comprende dos alelos distintos, a1 y a2, caracterizados por diferentes tamaños de regiones de ADN (4,5 kb y 8 kb, respectivamente), pero flanqueados por secuencias idénticas.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Aclarar los mecanismos genéticos subyacentes a la determinación del tipo de apareamiento en Ustilago maydis.
- Identificar los genes específicos responsables de controlar el reconocimiento celular y las subsiguientes vías de desarrollo.
Principales métodos:
- Se emplearon ensayos funcionales para probar la actividad génica.
- Se realizó un análisis de mutantes para evaluar la función génica.
- Se utilizó la secuenciación del ADN para determinar la composición genética del locus de tipo de apareamiento.
Principales resultados:
- El estudio identificó un conjunto de dos genes dentro de cada uno de los alelos del locus (a1 y a2).
- Un gen codifica un precursor para un factor de apareamiento lipopéptido.
- El segundo gen especifica el receptor para la feromona secretada por células del tipo de apareamiento opuesto.
Conclusiones:
- Ustilago maydis utiliza una estrategia única para la determinación del tipo de apareamiento.
- Los determinantes primarios para el reconocimiento célula-célula están directamente codificados dentro del locus. tipo de apareamiento.
- Este sistema genético rige el desarrollo y la reproducción de los hongos.
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