Cytoplasmic retention and degradation of a mitotic inducer enable plant infection by a pathogenic fungus

In the fungus Ustilago maydis, sexual pheromones elicit mating resulting in an infective filament able to infect corn plants. Along this process a G2 cell cycle arrest is mandatory. Such as cell cycle arrest is initiated upon the pheromone recognition in each mating partner, and sustained once cell...

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Main Authors: Paola Bardetti, Sónia Marisa Castanheira, Oliver Valerius, Gerhard H Braus, José Pérez-Martín
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-10-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/48943