GEO DataSets

(Submitter supplied) Zea mays transcriptome profiling of infected seedlings by the Ustilago maydis wildtype and the seedling specific effector mutant demonstrated the variation of gene expression in the mutant and the classes of genes that are absent in the mutant as compared to the wildtype U. maydis SG200 strain. Two dye competitive hybridizations were performed on Agilent Oligo arrays.

Organism:

Zea mays

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL19393

9 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) The biotrophic fungus Ustilago maydis causes smut disease on maize (Zea mays L.), which is characterized by immense plant tumours. To establish disease and reprogram organ primordia to tumours, U. maydis deploys effector proteins in an organ-specific manner. However, the cellular contribution to leaf tumours remains unknown. We investigated leaf tumour formation on the tissue- and cell type-specific level. more...

Organism:

Zea mays; Mycosarcoma maydis

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platforms:

GPL24163 GPL24165

5 Samples

Download data: DIFF, TSV

(Submitter supplied) Two-organism transcriptome profiling of infected seedling, adult leaf, and tassel demonstrated that both the host and pathogen exhibit organ-specific expression programs. Phenotypic screening of U. maydis mutants deleted for suites of secreted protein genes and maize growth mutants demonstrated organ-restricted tumorigenesis. Two-dye, competitive hybridizations were performed on Agilent oligo arrays. more...

Organism:

Zea mays; Mycosarcoma maydis

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL9997

48 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.

Organism:

Mycosarcoma maydis

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing; Genome binding/occupancy profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL19655

18 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Goals: characterization of the transcription factor Ros1 in Ustilago maydis Methods: generation of deletion mutants, microscopic observations, ectopic expression of ros1, identification of Ros1 regulated genes by RNAseq and ChIP sequencing Results: Ros1 is not involved in plant colonization but is essential to trigger sporogenesis during late stages of infection. Premature expression of ros1 revealed that Ros1 counteracts the b-dependent filamentation program and induces morphological alterations resembling the early steps of sporogenesis. more...

Organism:

Mycosarcoma maydis

Type:

Genome binding/occupancy profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL19655

12 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Goals: characterization of the transcription factor Ros1 in Ustilago maydis Methods: generation of deletion mutants, microscopic observations, ectopic expression of ros1, identification of Ros1 regulated genes by RNAseq and ChIP sequencing Results: Ros1 is not involved in plant colonization but is essential to trigger sporogenesis during late stages of infection. Premature expression of ros1 revealed that Ros1 counteracts the b-dependent filamentation program and induces morphological alterations resembling the early steps of sporogenesis. more...

Organism:

Mycosarcoma maydis

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL19655

6 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Ustilago maydis is a basidiomycete fungus that causes smut disease in maize. Most prominent symptoms of the disease are plant tumors, which can be induced by U. maydis on all aerial parts of the plant. We identified two linked genes, pit1 and pit2, which are specifically expressed during plant colonization. Deletion mutants for either pit1 or pit2 are unable to induce tumor development and elicit plant defense responses. more...

Organism:

Zea mays

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL4032

6 Samples

Download data: CEL, CHP

(Submitter supplied) Ustilago maydis causes common smut in maize, which is characterized by tumor formation in aerial parts of maize. Tumors result from the de novo cell division of highly developed bundle sheath and subsequent cell enlargement. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying tumorigenesis are still largely unknown. Here, we characterize the U. maydis effector Sts2 (Small tumor on seedlings 2), which promotes the division of hyperplasia tumor cells. more...

Organism:

Zea mays

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL25410

18 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Transcriptomes from multiple pre-meiotic stages of wild type, mac1, and msca1 maize anthers were characterized by microarray hybridization. The goal was to characterize the developmental progression as the anther specifies five cell types and grows rapidly precedeing meiotic entry. The stages characterized were immature anther primordia (0.15 mm long in maize) containing just stem cells, through somatic and germinal cell fate specification (0.20 and 0.25 mm), mitotic proliferation (0.4 mm), and finally the birth of the middle layer and tapetum (0.7 mm). more...

Organism:

Zea mays

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL7444

48 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Two-organism transcriptome profiling of infected maize anthers demonstrated that there are anther-specific gene expression programs for both the pathogen and the host. Two-dye, competitive microarray hybridizations were performed on Agilent oligo arrays. Confocal microscopy on other anthers demonstrated that U. maydis was in contact with all anther lobe cell types by 3 days post-infection and that the pathogen disrupted both host cell division and cell expansion patterns.

Organism:

Zea mays; Mycosarcoma maydis

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL9997

8 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Many of the genes coding for secreted protein effectors are arranged in gene clusters in the genome of the biotrophic plant pathogen Ustilago maydis. The largest of these gene clusters, cluster 19A, encodes 24 secreted effectors. Deletion of the entire cluster results in severe attenuation of virulence. The generation and analysis strains carrying sub-deletions identified 9 genes significantly contributing to tumor formation after seedling infection. more...

Organism:

Zea mays

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL4032

21 Samples

Download data: CEL, CHP

(Submitter supplied) The biotrophic fungal pathogen Ustilago maydis cause common smut in maize, and lead to gall formation on all aerial organs, especially on maize kernel thus reduce yield. The interaction of U. maydis with maize is a well-established model to study the interaction between maize and biotrophic pathogen. U. maydis infection could activate host immune responses including: ROS accumulation, protease activation, salicylic acid signaling. more...

Organism:

Zea mays

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL15463

24 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) • Ustilago maydis (U. maydis) is the causal agent of maize smut disease. During the colonization process, the fungus secretes effector proteins which suppress immune responses and redirect the host metabolism in favor of the pathogen. As effectors play a critical role during plant colonization, their identification and functional characterization is essential to understanding biotrophy and disease. • Using biochemical, molecular, and transcriptomic techniques, we performed a functional characterization of the U. maydis effector Jasmonate/Ethylene signaling inducer 1 (Jsi1). • Jsi1 interacts with several members of the plant co‐repressor family Topless/Topless related (TPL/TPR). Jsi1 expression in Zea mays (Z. mays) and Arabidopsis thaliana (A. thaliana) leads to transcriptional induction of the ethylene response factor (ERF) branch of the jasmonate/ethylene (JA/ET) signaling pathway. In A. thaliana, activation of the ERF‐branch leads to biotrophic susceptibility. Jsi1 likely activates the ERF‐branch via an EAR motif, which resembles EAR motifs from plant ERF transcription factors, that interacts with TPL/TPR proteins. • EAR motif‐containing effector candidates were identified from different fungal species including Magnaporthe oryzae, Sporisorium scitamineum, and Sporisorium reilianum. Interaction between plant TPL proteins and these effector candidates from biotrophic and hemibiotrophic fungi indicates the convergent evolution of effectors modulating the TPL/TPR co‐repressor hub.

Organism:

Arabidopsis thaliana

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL17639

12 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Ustilago maydis is a plant-pathogenic fungus that establishes a biotrophic relationship with its host Zea mays. The biotrophic interaction is initiated upon host penetration, and involves expansion of the host plasma membrane around hyphae, which is thought to facilitate the exchange of nutrients and virulence factors. Transcriptional regulators involved in the establishment of an infectious dikaryon and penetration into the host have been identified, however, regulators involved in the post-penetration stages remained to be elucidated. more...

Organism:

Zea mays

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL4032

9 Samples

Download data: CEL

(Submitter supplied) Ustilago maydis is a biotrophic fungus that causes tumor formation on all aerial parts of maize. U. maydis secretes effector proteins during penetration and colonization to successfully overcome the plant immune response and reprogram host physiology to promote infection. In this study, we functionally characterized the U. maydis effector protein Topless (TPL) interacting protein 6 (Tip6). We found that Tip6 interacts with the N-terminus of RELK2 through its two Ethylene-responsive element binding factor-associated amphiphilic repression (EAR) motifs. more...

Organism:

Zea mays

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL25410

9 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) The fungal pathogen Ustilago maydis establishes a biotrophic relationship with its host plant maize. Hallmarks of the disease are large plant tumors in which fungal proliferation occurs. Plants have developed various defense pathways to cope with pathogens. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression during the infection process of Ustilago maydis in its host plant to get insights into the defense programs and the metabolic reprogramming needed to supply the fungus with nutrients. more...

Organism:

Zea mays

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL4032

39 Samples

Download data: CEL

(Submitter supplied) The fungus Ustilago maydis is a biotrophic pathogen of corn. In its genome we have identified an ortholog of YAP1 from Saccharomyces cerevisae which regulates the oxidative stress response in this organism. yap1 mutants of U. maydis displayed higher sensitivity to H2O2 than wild type cells and their virulence was significantly reduced. U. maydis yap1 could partially complement the H2O2 sensitivity of a yap1 deletion mutant of S. more...

Organism:

Mycosarcoma maydis

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL3681

6 Samples

Download data: CEL

(Submitter supplied) Sporisorium reilianum f. sp. zeae is an important biotrophic pathogen that causes head smut disease in maize. Head smut is not obvious until the tassels and ears emerge. S. reilianum has a very long life cycle that spans almost the entire developmental program of maize after the pathogen successfully invades the root. The aim of this study was to understand at a molecular level how this pathogen interacts with the host during its long life cycle, and how this interaction differs between susceptible and resistant varieties of maize after hyphal invasion. more...

Organism:

Zea mays subsp. mays; Zea mays

Type:

Expression profiling by array

Platform:

GPL6438

4 Samples

Download data: GPR, TXT

(Submitter supplied) To determine if TH delivery of ZmMAC1 protein results not only in cytological but also molecular cell differentiation in Zmmac1-1, gene expression was determined using RNA sequencing of the infected anthers.

Organism:

Zea mays

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL17628

10 Samples

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