How do filamentous pathogens deliver effector proteins into plant cells?

Fungal and oomycete plant parasites are among the most devastating pathogens of food crops. These microbes secrete effector proteins inside plant cells to manipulate host processes and facilitate colonization. How these effectors reach the host cytoplasm remains an unclear and debated area of plant...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Petre, Sophien Kamoun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-02-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3934835?pdf=render