Zymoseptoria tritici white-collar complex integrates light, temperature and plant cues to initiate dimorphism and pathogenesis

Transitioning from spores to hyphae is crucial for host invasion by the plant pathogenic fungus Zymoseptoria tritici. Here, the authors show that the spore-to-hypha transition is enhanced by wheat leaf surface compounds and is regulated by the white-collar complex, which integrates light with biotic...

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Main Authors: Sreedhar Kilaru, Elena Fantozzi, Stuart Cannon, Martin Schuster, Thomas M. Chaloner, Celia Guiu-Aragones, Sarah J. Gurr, Gero Steinberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33183-2