Münsterkötter, Martin, Steinberg, Gero
Abstract Background The corn smut fungus Ustilago maydis is a well-established model system for molecular phytopathology. In addition, it recently became evident that U. maydis and humans share...
Insights from the genome of the biotrophic fungal plant pathogen Ustilago maydis (2006)
Kahmann, Regine, Bölker, Michael, Ma, Li-Jun, Brefort, Thomas, Saville, Barry J, ...
Ustilago maydis is a ubiquitous pathogen of maize and a well-established model organism for the study of plant-microbe interactions. This basidiomycete fungus does not use aggressive virulence...
A dynein loading zone for retrograde endosome motility at microtubule plus-ends. (2006)
Lenz, Jan-Heiko, Schuchardt, Isabel, Straube, Anne, Steinberg, Gero
Dynein-mediated pulling forces drive rapid mitotic spindle elongation in Ustilago maydis. (2006)
Fink, Gero, Schuchardt, Isabel, Colombelli, Julien, Stelzer, Ernst, Steinberg, Gero
Spindle elongation segregates chromosomes and occurs in anaphase, an essential step in mitosis. Dynein-mediated pulling forces position the spindle, but their role in anaphase is a matter of debate....
Endocytosis is essential for pathogenic development in the corn smut fungus Ustilago maydis. (2006)
Fuchs, Uta, Hause, Gerd, Schuchardt, Isabel, Steinberg, Gero
Endoplasmic Reticulum Glucosidase II Is Required for Pathogenicity of Ustilago maydis. (2005)
Schirawski, Jan, Boehnert, Heidi, Steinberg, Gero, Snetselaar, Karen, Adamikova, Lubica, Kahmann, Regine
Myosin-V, Kinesin-1, and Kinesin-3 cooperate in hyphal growth of the fungus Ustilago maydis. (2005)
Schuchardt, Isabel, Assmann, Daniela, Thines, Eckhard, Schuberth, Christian, Steinberg, Gero
Calcium Signaling Is Involved in Dynein-dependent Microtubule Organization. (2004)
Adamikova, Lubica, Schulz, Irene, Straube, Anne, Steinberg, Gero
Regulation of mating and pathogenic development in Ustilago maydis. (2004)
Feldbrügge, Michael, Kämper, Jörg, Steinberg, Gero, Kahmann, Regine
München, Univ., Diss., 1995.
Conventional Kinesin Mediates Microtubule-Microtubule Interactions In VivoV⃞
Straube, Anne, Hause, Gerd, Fink, Gero, Steinberg, Gero
Conventional kinesin is a ubiquitous organelle transporter that moves cargo toward the plus-ends of microtubules. In addition, several in vitro studies indicated a role of conventional kinesin in...
Dynein Supports Motility of Endoplasmic Reticulum in the Fungus Ustilago maydisV⃞
Wedlich-Söldner, Roland, Schulz, Irene, Straube, Anne, Steinberg, Gero
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of most vertebrate cells is spread out by kinesin-dependent transport along microtubules, whereas studies in Saccharomyces cerevisiae indicated that motility of fungal...
A split motor domain in a cytoplasmic dynein
Straube, Anne, Enard, Wolfgang, Berner, Alexandra, Wedlich-Söldner, Roland, Kahmann, Regine, Steinberg, Gero
The heavy chain of dynein forms a globular motor domain that tightly couples the ATP-cleavage region and the microtubule-binding site to transform chemical energy into motion along the cytoskeleton....
A balance of KIF1A-like kinesin and dynein organizes early endosomes in the fungus Ustilago maydis
Wedlich-Söldner, Roland, Straube, Anne, Friedrich, Michael W., Steinberg, Gero
In Ustilago maydis, bidirectional transport of early endosomes is microtubule dependent and supports growth and cell separation. During early budding, endosomes accumulate at putative microtubule...
Straube, Anne, Brill, Marianne, Oakley, Berl R., Horio, Tetsuya, Steinberg, Gero
Growth of most eukaryotic cells requires directed transport along microtubules (MTs) that are nucleated at nuclear-associated microtubule organizing centers (MTOCs), such as the centrosome and the...
Pheromone-Induced G2 Arrest in the Phytopathogenic Fungus Ustilago maydis
García-Muse, Tatiana, Steinberg, Gero, Pérez-Martín, José
In the corn smut fungus Ustilago maydis, pathogenic development is initiated when two compatible haploid cells fuse and form the infectious dikaryon. Mating is dependent on pheromone recognition by...
Weber, Isabella, Gruber, Christian, Steinberg, Gero
In the early stages of plant infection, yeast-like haploid sporidia of Ustilago maydis respond to pheromone secreted by compatible partners by forming conjugation tubes. These then fuse to generate a...
Wedlich-Söldner, Roland, Bölker, Michael, Kahmann, Regine, Steinberg, Gero
We identified a temperature-sensitive mutant of the plant pathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis that is defective in the polar distribution of cell wall components and shows abnormal morphology. The...
Calcium Signaling Is Involved in Dynein-dependent Microtubule Organization
Adamíková, L'ubica, Straube, Anne, Schulz, Irene, Steinberg, Gero
The microtubule cytoskeleton supports cellular morphogenesis and polar growth, but the underlying mechanisms are not understood. In a screen for morphology mutants defective in microtubule...
Fuchs, Uta, Manns, Isabel, Steinberg, Gero
Fungal pathogenicity often involves a yeast-to-hypha transition, but the structural basis for this dimorphism is largely unknown. Here we analyze the role of the cytoskeleton in early steps of...
Straube, Anne, Weber, Isabella, Steinberg, Gero
In animals, the nuclear envelope disassembles in mitosis, while budding and fission yeast form an intranuclear spindle. Ultrastructural data indicate that basidiomycetes, such as the pathogen...
Myosin-V, Kinesin-1, and Kinesin-3 Cooperate in Hyphal Growth of the Fungus Ustilago maydisD⃞
Schuchardt, Isabel, Aßmann, Daniela, Thines, Eckhard, Schuberth, Christian, Steinberg, Gero
Long-distance transport is crucial for polar-growing cells, such as neurons and fungal hyphae. Kinesins and myosins participate in this process, but their functional interplay is poorly understood....
Microtubules (MTs) are often organized by a nucleus-associated MT organizing center (MTOC). In addition, in neurons and epithelial cells, motor-based transport of assembled MTs determines the...
Endoplasmic Reticulum Glucosidase II Is Required for Pathogenicity of Ustilago maydisW⃞
Schirawski, Jan, Böhnert, Heidi U., Steinberg, Gero, Snetselaar, Karen, Adamikowa, Lubica, Kahmann, Regine
We identified a nonpathogenic strain of Ustilago maydis by tagging mutagenesis. The affected gene, glucosidase1 (gas1), displays similarity to catalytic α-subunits of endoplasmic reticulum (ER)...
Dynein Supports Motility of Endoplasmic Reticulum in the Fungus Ustilago maydisV⃞
Wedlich-Söldner, Roland, Schulz, Irene, Straube, Anne, Steinberg, Gero
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of most vertebrate cells is spread out by kinesin-dependent transport along microtubules, whereas studies in Saccharomyces cerevisiae indicated that motility of fungal...
A split motor domain in a cytoplasmic dynein
Straube, Anne, Enard, Wolfgang, Berner, Alexandra, Wedlich-Söldner, Roland, Kahmann, Regine, Steinberg, Gero
The heavy chain of dynein forms a globular motor domain that tightly couples the ATP-cleavage region and the microtubule-binding site to transform chemical energy into motion along the cytoskeleton....
A balance of KIF1A-like kinesin and dynein organizes early endosomes in the fungus Ustilago maydis
Wedlich-Söldner, Roland, Straube, Anne, Friedrich, Michael W., Steinberg, Gero
In Ustilago maydis, bidirectional transport of early endosomes is microtubule dependent and supports growth and cell separation. During early budding, endosomes accumulate at putative microtubule...
Straube, Anne, Brill, Marianne, Oakley, Berl R., Horio, Tetsuya, Steinberg, Gero
Growth of most eukaryotic cells requires directed transport along microtubules (MTs) that are nucleated at nuclear-associated microtubule organizing centers (MTOCs), such as the centrosome and the...
Pheromone-Induced G2 Arrest in the Phytopathogenic Fungus Ustilago maydis
García-Muse, Tatiana, Steinberg, Gero, Pérez-Martín, José
In the corn smut fungus Ustilago maydis, pathogenic development is initiated when two compatible haploid cells fuse and form the infectious dikaryon. Mating is dependent on pheromone recognition by...
Weber, Isabella, Gruber, Christian, Steinberg, Gero
In the early stages of plant infection, yeast-like haploid sporidia of Ustilago maydis respond to pheromone secreted by compatible partners by forming conjugation tubes. These then fuse to generate a...
Wedlich-Söldner, Roland, Bölker, Michael, Kahmann, Regine, Steinberg, Gero
We identified a temperature-sensitive mutant of the plant pathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis that is defective in the polar distribution of cell wall components and shows abnormal morphology. The...
Calcium Signaling Is Involved in Dynein-dependent Microtubule Organization
Adamíková, L'ubica, Straube, Anne, Schulz, Irene, Steinberg, Gero
The microtubule cytoskeleton supports cellular morphogenesis and polar growth, but the underlying mechanisms are not understood. In a screen for morphology mutants defective in microtubule...
Fuchs, Uta, Manns, Isabel, Steinberg, Gero
Fungal pathogenicity often involves a yeast-to-hypha transition, but the structural basis for this dimorphism is largely unknown. Here we analyze the role of the cytoskeleton in early steps of...
Straube, Anne, Weber, Isabella, Steinberg, Gero
In animals, the nuclear envelope disassembles in mitosis, while budding and fission yeast form an intranuclear spindle. Ultrastructural data indicate that basidiomycetes, such as the pathogen...
Myosin-V, Kinesin-1, and Kinesin-3 Cooperate in Hyphal Growth of the Fungus Ustilago maydisD⃞
Schuchardt, Isabel, Aßmann, Daniela, Thines, Eckhard, Schuberth, Christian, Steinberg, Gero
Long-distance transport is crucial for polar-growing cells, such as neurons and fungal hyphae. Kinesins and myosins participate in this process, but their functional interplay is poorly understood....
Endoplasmic Reticulum Glucosidase II Is Required for Pathogenicity of Ustilago maydisW⃞
Schirawski, Jan, Böhnert, Heidi U., Steinberg, Gero, Snetselaar, Karen, Adamikowa, Lubica, Kahmann, Regine
We identified a nonpathogenic strain of Ustilago maydis by tagging mutagenesis. The affected gene, glucosidase1 (gas1), displays similarity to catalytic α-subunits of endoplasmic reticulum (ER)...
Conventional Kinesin Mediates Microtubule-Microtubule Interactions In VivoV⃞
Straube, Anne, Hause, Gerd, Fink, Gero, Steinberg, Gero
Conventional kinesin is a ubiquitous organelle transporter that moves cargo toward the plus-ends of microtubules. In addition, several in vitro studies indicated a role of conventional kinesin in...
Microtubules (MTs) are often organized by a nucleus-associated MT organizing center (MTOC). In addition, in neurons and epithelial cells, motor-based transport of assembled MTs determines the...
Weber, Isabella, Aßmann, Daniela, Thines, Eckhard, Steinberg, Gero
Fungal chitin synthases (CHSs) form fibers of the cell wall and are crucial for substrate invasion and pathogenicity. Filamentous fungi contain up to 10 CHSs, which might reflect redundant functions...
Endocytosis Is Essential for Pathogenic Development in the Corn Smut Fungus Ustilago maydis[W]
Fuchs, Uta, Hause, Gerd, Schuchardt, Isabel, Steinberg, Gero
It is well established that polarized exocytosis is essential for fungal virulence. By contrast, the contribution of endocytosis is unknown. We made use of a temperature-sensitive mutant in the...
Dynein-mediated pulling forces drive rapid mitotic spindle elongation in Ustilago maydis
Fink, Gero, Schuchardt, Isabel, Colombelli, Julien, Stelzer, Ernst, Steinberg, Gero
Spindle elongation segregates chromosomes and occurs in anaphase, an essential step in mitosis. Dynein-mediated pulling forces position the spindle, but their role in anaphase is a matter of debate....
Dynamic Rearrangement of Nucleoporins during Fungal “Open” Mitosis
Theisen, Ulrike, Straube, Anne, Steinberg, Gero
Mitosis in animals starts with the disassembly of the nuclear pore complexes and the breakdown of the nuclear envelope. In contrast to many fungi, the corn smut fungus Ustilago maydis also removes...