Insights from the genome of the biotrophic fungal plant pathogen Ustilago maydis

Jörg Kämper (), Regine Kahmann (), Michael Bölker (), Li-Jun Ma, Thomas Brefort, Barry J. Saville, Flora Banuett, James W. Kronstad, Scott E. Gold, Olaf Müller, Michael H. Perlin, Han A. B. Wösten, Ronald de Vries, José Ruiz-Herrera, Cristina G. Reynaga-Peña, Karen Snetselaar, Michael McCann, José Pérez-Martín, Michael Feldbrügge, Christoph W. Basse, Gero Steinberg, Jose I. Ibeas, William Holloman, Plinio Guzman, Mark Farman, Jason E. Stajich, Rafael Sentandreu, Juan M. González-Prieto, John C. Kennell, Lazaro Molina, Jan Schirawski, Artemio Mendoza-Mendoza, Doris Greilinger, Karin Münch, Nicole Rössel, Mario Scherer, Miroslav Vraneš, Oliver Ladendorf, Volker Vincon, Uta Fuchs, Björn Sandrock, Shaowu Meng, Eric C. H. Ho, Matt J. Cahill, Kylie J. Boyce, Jana Klose, Steven J. Klosterman, Heine J. Deelstra, Lucila Ortiz-Castellanos, Weixi Li, Patricia Sanchez-Alonso, Peter H. Schreier, Isolde Häuser-Hahn, Martin Vaupel, Edda Koopmann, Gabi Friedrich, Hartmut Voss, Thomas Schlüter, Jonathan Margolis, Darren Platt, Candace Swimmer, Andreas Gnirke, Feng Chen, Valentina Vysotskaia, Gertrud Mannhaupt, Ulrich Güldener, Martin Münsterkötter, Dirk Haase, Matthias Oesterheld, Hans-Werner Mewes, Evan W. Mauceli, David DeCaprio, Claire M. Wade, Jonathan Butler, Sarah Young, David B. Jaffe, Sarah Calvo, Chad Nusbaum, James Galagan and Bruce W. Birren
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Jörg Kämper: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
Regine Kahmann: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
Michael Bölker: Philipps-University Marburg
Li-Jun Ma: The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Thomas Brefort: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
Barry J. Saville: University of Toronto at Mississauga
Flora Banuett: California State University
James W. Kronstad: University of British Columbia
Scott E. Gold: The University of Georgia
Olaf Müller: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
Michael H. Perlin: University of Louisville
Han A. B. Wösten: Utrecht University
Ronald de Vries: Utrecht University
José Ruiz-Herrera: Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN
Cristina G. Reynaga-Peña: Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN
Karen Snetselaar: Saint Joseph’s University
Michael McCann: Saint Joseph’s University
José Pérez-Martín: Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia–CSIC, Campus de Cantoblanco–UAM
Michael Feldbrügge: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
Christoph W. Basse: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
Gero Steinberg: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
Jose I. Ibeas: Centro Andaluz de Biologia del Desarrollo, CSIC/Universidad Pablo de Olavide
William Holloman: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Plinio Guzman: Department of Plant Genetic Engineering, Cinvestav, Campus-Guanajuato
Mark Farman: University of Kentucky
Jason E. Stajich: Duke University
Rafael Sentandreu: Universitat de València
Juan M. González-Prieto: Centro de Biotecnología Genómica-IPN
John C. Kennell: St Louis University
Lazaro Molina: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
Jan Schirawski: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
Artemio Mendoza-Mendoza: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
Doris Greilinger: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
Karin Münch: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
Nicole Rössel: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
Mario Scherer: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
Miroslav Vraneš: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
Oliver Ladendorf: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
Volker Vincon: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
Uta Fuchs: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
Björn Sandrock: Philipps-University Marburg
Shaowu Meng: University of Toronto at Mississauga
Eric C. H. Ho: University of Toronto at Mississauga
Matt J. Cahill: University of Toronto at Mississauga
Kylie J. Boyce: University of British Columbia
Jana Klose: University of British Columbia
Steven J. Klosterman: The University of Georgia
Heine J. Deelstra: Utrecht University
Lucila Ortiz-Castellanos: Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN
Weixi Li: University of Kentucky
Patricia Sanchez-Alonso: Department of Plant Genetic Engineering, Cinvestav, Campus-Guanajuato
Peter H. Schreier: Bayer CropScience AG
Isolde Häuser-Hahn: Bayer CropScience AG
Martin Vaupel: Bayer CropScience AG
Edda Koopmann: Bayer CropScience AG
Gabi Friedrich: Bayer CropScience AG
Hartmut Voss: LION bioscience AG
Thomas Schlüter: LION bioscience AG
Jonathan Margolis: Exelixis, Inc.
Darren Platt: Exelixis, Inc.
Candace Swimmer: Exelixis, Inc.
Andreas Gnirke: Exelixis, Inc.
Feng Chen: Exelixis, Inc.
Valentina Vysotskaia: Exelixis, Inc.
Gertrud Mannhaupt: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology
Ulrich Güldener: GSF National Research Center for Environment and Health
Martin Münsterkötter: GSF National Research Center for Environment and Health
Dirk Haase: GSF National Research Center for Environment and Health
Matthias Oesterheld: GSF National Research Center for Environment and Health
Hans-Werner Mewes: GSF National Research Center for Environment and Health
Evan W. Mauceli: The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
David DeCaprio: The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Claire M. Wade: The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Jonathan Butler: The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Sarah Young: The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
David B. Jaffe: The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Sarah Calvo: The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Chad Nusbaum: The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
James Galagan: The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Bruce W. Birren: The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Nature, 2006, vol. 444, issue 7115, 97-101

Abstract: Genome of a maize pathogen Ustilago maydis is an important fungal pathogen of maize, causing corn smut. It is well adapted to its host and proliferates in living plant tissue without inducing a defence response. The genome sequence of U. maydis has now been determined, the first for a biotrophic plant parasite. Several gene clusters that encode secreted proteins of unknown function were identified: genome-wide expression analysis shows that the clustered genes are upregulated during disease. Mutations in these gene clusters frequently affect virulence, ranging from complete loss of pathogenicity to hypervirulence.

Date: 2006
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