The Conserved Colletotrichum spp. Effector Candidate CEC3 Induces Nuclear Expansion and Cell Death in Plants

Plant pathogens secrete proteins, known as effectors, that promote infection by manipulating host cells. Members of the phytopathogenic fungal genus Colletotrichum collectively have a broad host range and generally adopt a hemibiotrophic lifestyle that includes an initial biotrophic phase and a late...

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Main Authors: Ayako Tsushima, Mari Narusaka, Pamela Gan, Naoyoshi Kumakura, Ryoko Hiroyama, Naoki Kato, Shunji Takahashi, Yoshitaka Takano, Yoshihiro Narusaka, Ken Shirasu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.682155/full