Small secreted proteins in male flower development and pathogenicity in maize (A14*)

对玉米雄花发育不同阶段的研究表明，小蛋白是生长和细胞行为的协调者。一个正确的器官发育计划也是黑穗病真菌感染其宿主的先决条件。本项目旨在鉴定和鉴定在雄花发育和抗性中起关键作用的新的小质外质蛋白。从长远来看，从这方面获得的知识可能会为控制玉米雄性育性和转基因生物的花粉漂移提供新的方法，也可以防止玉米黑粉病的感染。

Studies on different stages of maize male flower development implicate small proteins as coordinators of growth and cellular behaviour. A correct organ-developmental programme is also a prerequisite for the smut fungus Ustilago maydis to infect its host. This project aims to identify and characterize novel small apoplasmic proteins, which play pivotal roles in male flower development and resistance. In the long term, knowledge gained from this may provide new ways to control maize male fertility and pollen drift from genetically modified organisms but also to prevent Ustilago maydis infections.