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Plant Cell

Title:		The Ustilago maydis Clp1 protein orchestrates pheromone and b-dependent signaling pathways to coordinate the cell cycle and pathogenic development
Author(s):		Heimel K; Scherer M; Schuler D; Kamper J;
Address:		"Department of Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76187 Karlsruhe, Germany"
Journal Title:		Plant Cell
Year:		2010
Volume:		20100820
Issue:		8
Page Number:		2908 - 2922
DOI:		10.1105/tpc.110.076265
ISSN/ISBN:		1532-298X (Electronic) 1040-4651 (Print) 1040-4651 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Regulation of the cell cycle and morphogenetic switching during pathogenic and sexual development in Ustilago maydis is orchestrated by a concerted action of the a and b mating-type loci. Activation of either mating-type locus triggers the G2 cell cycle arrest that is a prerequisite for the formation of the infectious dikaryon; this cell cycle arrest is released only after penetration of the host plant. Here, we show that bW, one of the two homeodomain transcription factors encoded by the b mating-type locus, and the zinc-finger transcription factor Rbf1, a master regulator for pathogenic development, interact with Clp1 (clampless 1), a protein required for the distribution of nuclei during cell division of the dikaryon. In addition, we identify Cib1, a previously undiscovered bZIP transcription factor required for pathogenic development, as a Clp1-interacting protein. Clp1 interaction with bW blocks b-dependent functions, such as the b-dependent G2 cell cycle arrest and dimorphic switching. The interaction of Clp1 with Rbf1 results in the repression of the a-dependent pheromone pathway, conjugation tube formation, and the a-induced G2 cell cycle arrest. The concerted interaction of Clp1 with Rbf1 and bW coordinates a- and b-dependent cell cycle control and ensures cell cycle release and progression at the onset of biotrophic development"
Keywords:		"*Cell Cycle Cell Cycle Proteins/genetics/*metabolism DNA, Fungal/genetics Fungal Proteins/genetics/*metabolism Genes, Mating Type, Fungal Homeodomain Proteins Pheromones/*physiology Signal Transduction Transcription Factors/genetics/metabolism Ustilago/*c;"
Notes:		"MedlineHeimel, Kai Scherer, Mario Schuler, David Kamper, Jorg eng England 2010/08/24 Plant Cell. 2010 Aug; 22(8):2908-22. doi: 10.1105/tpc.110.076265. Epub 2010 Aug 20"