The basidiomycete Ustilago maydis is the causal agent of corn smut disease and induces tumor formation during biotrophic growth in its host plant maize. The Usilago maydis genome harbors a homolog to
RNA-seq analysis demonstrated that VqsA controls ~275 genes' expression in V. alginolyticus. Collectively, our data established that VqsA plays essential roles in QS regulation and may facilitate the
