A maize cystatin suppresses host immunity by inhibiting apoplastic cysteine proteases.
Ustilago maydis is a biotrophic pathogen causing maize (Zea mays) smut disease. Transcriptome profiling of infected maize plants indicated that a gene encoding a putative cystatin (CC9) is induced upon penetration by U. maydis wild type. By contrast, cc9 is not induced after infection with the U. ma...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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