Verticillium dahliae Vta3 promotes ELV1 virulence factor gene expression in xylem sap, but tames Mtf1-mediated late stages of fungus-plant interactions and microsclerotia formation.

Verticillium transcription activator of adhesion 3 (Vta3) is required for plant root colonization and pathogenicity of the soil-borne vascular fungus Verticillium dahliae. RNA sequencing identified Vta3-dependent genetic networks required for growth in tomato xylem sap. Vta3 affects the expression o...

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Main Authors: Isabel Maurus, Rebekka Harting, Cornelia Herrfurth, Jessica Starke, Alexandra Nagel, Lennart Mohnike, Ying-Yu Chen, Kerstin Schmitt, Emmanouil Bastakis, Marian T Süß, Miriam Leonard, Kai Heimel, Oliver Valerius, Ivo Feussner, James W Kronstad, Gerhard H Braus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011100