A conserved enzyme of smut fungi facilitates cell-to-cell extension in the plant bundle sheath

Autor: Bilal Ökmen, Elaine Jaeger, Lena Schilling, Natalie Finke, Amy Klemd, Yoon Joo Lee, Raphael Wemhöner, Markus Pauly, Ulla Neumann, Gunther Doehlemann
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33815-7
Popis: Smut fungi secrete effector proteins that suppress host plant immunity. Here the authors show that the corn smut effector Erc1 has 1,3-β-glucanase activity and promotes virulence in maize leaves by attenuating β-glucan-induced defense responses.
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