caa a22 4500 475845048 CHVBK 20180406123911.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20001201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/PL00000679 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/PL00000679 Effect of plant lectins on Ustilago maydis in vitro [Elektronische Daten] [A. Pérez Santiago, E. Saavedra, E. Pérez Campos, F. Córdoba*] Abstract.: Ustilago maydis is an edible parasitic basidiomycete, which specifically infects corn (Zea mays) and teocintle (Z. diploperennis). To characterise the interaction between the basidiomycete and its host organism, we tested the effect of plant lectins with well-known sugar specificity on the growth and germination of U. maydis spores. Lectins specific for N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, such as those from Dolichos biflorus and Phaseolus lunatus, and the wheatgerm agglutinin specific for N-acetyl-D-glucosamine inhibited spore germination, but were ineffective in modifying U. maydis cell growth. The galactose-specific lectin from the corn coleoptyle inhibited both germination and cell growth, while the lectin concanavalin A (mannose/glucose specific) activated spore germination and growth. Our results suggest that specific saccharide-containing receptors participate in regulating the growth and maturation of U. maydis spores. Birkhäuser Verlag Basel,, 2000 Key words. Lectin nationallicence plant-pathogen nationallicence cell wall nationallicence corn smut nationallicence Ustilago maydis nationallicence basidiomycte nationallicence carbohydrate nationallicence Pérez Santiago A. Unidad de Bioquímica e Inmunología, Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca Av. Jng. Victor Brava Ahuja No. 125 Esq. Calzada Tecnológico Oaxaca, Oax. 68030, Mexico, MX aut Saavedra E. Unidad de Bioquímica e Inmunología, Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca Av. Jng. Victor Brava Ahuja No. 125 Esq. Calzada Tecnológico Oaxaca, Oax. 68030, Mexico, MX aut Pérez Campos E. Unidad de Bioquímica e Inmunología, Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca Av. Jng. Victor Brava Ahuja No. 125 Esq. Calzada Tecnológico Oaxaca, Oax. 68030, Mexico, MX aut Córdoba* F. Unidad de Bioquímica e Inmunología, Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca Av. Jng. Victor Brava Ahuja No. 125 Esq. Calzada Tecnológico Oaxaca, Oax. 68030, Mexico, MX aut https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00000679 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00000679 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pérez Santiago A. Unidad de Bioquímica e Inmunología, Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca Av. Jng. Victor Brava Ahuja No. 125 Esq. Calzada Tecnológico Oaxaca, Oax. 68030, Mexico, MX aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Saavedra E. Unidad de Bioquímica e Inmunología, Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca Av. Jng. Victor Brava Ahuja No. 125 Esq. Calzada Tecnológico Oaxaca, Oax. 68030, Mexico, MX aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pérez Campos E. Unidad de Bioquímica e Inmunología, Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca Av. Jng. Victor Brava Ahuja No. 125 Esq. Calzada Tecnológico Oaxaca, Oax. 68030, Mexico, MX aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Córdoba* F. Unidad de Bioquímica e Inmunología, Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca Av. Jng. Victor Brava Ahuja No. 125 Esq. Calzada Tecnológico Oaxaca, Oax. 68030, Mexico, MX aut Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer