A fungal extracellular effector inactivates plant polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein
Plants produce polygalacuturonase-inhibiting proteins (PGIPs) to counteract cell wall degradation by pathogenic microbes. Here the authors show that Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, a fungal pathogen that causes stem rot disease, secretes a PGIP-inactivating effector to diminish plant resistance.
Main Authors: | Wei Wei, Liangsheng Xu, Hao Peng, Wenjun Zhu, Kiwamu Tanaka, Jiasen Cheng, Karen A. Sanguinet, George Vandemark, Weidong Chen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-04-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29788-2 |
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