Corn smut is a plant disease caused by the pathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis. One of several cereal crop pathogens called smut, the fungus forms galls on all above-ground parts of corn species such as maize and teosinte. The infected corn is edible; in Mexico, it is considered a delicacy, called huitlacoche, often eaten as a filling in quesadillas and other tortilla-based foods, as well as in soups.

Sequence Statistics

No Sequences6522
No Amino Acids3993690
Min Seq. Length20
Avg. Seq. Length612.341
Max Seq. Length5431
Seq. Length 1σ454.056

Disorder Prediction Statistics

Predictor % Genome Disordered % Genome Disordered in SCOP Domains Avg. % of Seq. Disordered Avg. % of Disordered Regions in SCOP Domains Avg. % of Seq. Disordered and in SCOP Domains
VLXT 42.169 6.522 39.780 22.744 7.099
VSL2b 49.979 5.873 47.532 19.744 6.672
PrDOS 48.271 4.221 45.924 15.173 4.672
PV2 55.310 7.590 53.604 21.199 8.366
IUPred-S 27.693 1.461 25.610 11.836 1.802
IUPred-L 33.903 2.113 30.947 16.308 2.517
Espritz-N 43.782 4.840 39.556 19.104 5.062
Espritz-X 30.111 1.255 28.331 8.718 1.589
Espritz-D 8.503 0.291 21.368 4.772 1.867

SUPERFAMILY Domains

% Amino Acids with SCOP Assignment % Sequences with SCOP Assignment No of Domains No of Superfamilies No of Families Avg. Family Size Avg. Domain Length Domain Pairs Unique Domain Architectures
33 61 5954 828 623 7.2 612 595 1900

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