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Identifying Phenotypic Effects In Sporisorium Reilianum And Ustilago Maydis Lacking The Alternative Oxidase Gene., Caroline D. Culver
Identifying Phenotypic Effects In Sporisorium Reilianum And Ustilago Maydis Lacking The Alternative Oxidase Gene., Caroline D. Culver
College of Arts & Sciences Senior Honors Theses
Ustilago maydis and Sporisorium reilianum are both dimorphic fungi that cause infection in the host plant, corn (Zea mays). In order for infection to be successful, compatible haploid mating types must form a dikaryon that later leads to the development and dispersal of teliospores. In order to sustain growth, energy is produced via the electron transport chain within the mitochondrion. Host plants often produce harsh reactive oxygen species, resulting in the need to use an alternative respiration pathway such as employing an alternative oxidase. Therefore, this study attempted to investigate the role of the aox gene in pathogenicity …
Genetic Crosstalk And Its Effects On Virulence And Mating In Ustilago Maydis., John S. Desmarais
Genetic Crosstalk And Its Effects On Virulence And Mating In Ustilago Maydis., John S. Desmarais
College of Arts & Sciences Senior Honors Theses
Ustilago maydis is a model organism for study of fungal mating and host infection. Two compatible haploid mating types must mate to form a dikaryon in order for the fungus to infect its host, corn (Zea mays). There are a variety of genetic mechanisms that regulate mating and infection in the fungus, many of which coregulate both processes. The aim of this study was to investigate how alteration of certain regulatory proteins in U. maydis affects these basic processes as well as how alteration of genes involved in signaling pathways can affect the expression of one another. Primarily, …
Identification And Expression Analysis Of Sugar Transporters In Microbotryum Violaceum., Jared Morris Andrews
Identification And Expression Analysis Of Sugar Transporters In Microbotryum Violaceum., Jared Morris Andrews
College of Arts & Sciences Senior Honors Theses
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