Gene Family Expansion during the Adaptation of <i>Colletotrichum gloeosporioides</i> to Woody Plants by Fanli Meng, Chengming Tian

“…This study has clarified how <i>C. gloeosporioides</i> adapted to woody plants during evolution.…”
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Genome-Wide Identification of bZIP Transcription Factor Genes and Functional Analyses of Two Members in <i>Cytospora chrysosperma</i> by Dasen Wen, Lu Yu, Dianguang Xiong, Chengming Tian

“…However, little is known of the bZIP members in <i>Cytospora chrysosperma</i>, a notorious plant pathogenic fungus, which causes canker disease on over 80 woody plant species. In this study, 26 bZIP genes were systematically identified in the genome of <i>C. chrysosperma</i>, and two of them (named <i>CcbZIP05</i> and <i>CcbZIP23</i>) significantly down-regulated in <i>CcPmk1</i> deletion mutant (a pathogenicity-related mitogen-activated protein kinase) were selected for further analysis. …”
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Phosphoproteomic and Metabolomic Profiling Uncovers the Roles of CcPmk1 in the Pathogenicity of Cytospora chrysosperma by Lu Yu, Yuchen Yang, Dianguang Xiong, Chengming Tian

“…However, the hierarchical CcPmk1 regulatory network in Cytospora chrysosperma, the main causal agent of canker disease in many woody plant species, is still unclear. In this study, we analyzed and compared the phosphoproteomes and metabolomes of ΔCcPmk1 and wild-type strains and identified pathogenicity-related downstream targets of CcPmk1. …”
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A putative terpene cyclase gene (CcPtc1) is required for fungal development and virulence in Cytospora chrysosperma by Yuchen Yang, Lu Yu, Xiaolin Qiu, Dianguang Xiong, Chengming Tian

“…Cytospora chrysosperma is a destructive plant pathogenic fungus, which causes canker disease on numerous woody plants. However, knowledge concerning the interaction between C. chrysosperma and its host remains limited. …”
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A glycoside hydrolase 12 protein from Cytospora chrysosperma triggers plant immunity but is not essential to virulence by Zhiye Xu, Zheng Luo, Dianguang Xiong, Meng Gao, Chengming Tian

“…However, the pathogenic mechanism of effectors in Cytospora chrysosperma, the causal agent of canker disease in many woody plants, remains poorly understood. In this study, we identified five glycoside hydrolase family 12 (GH12) effector genes in C. chrysosperma genome, all of which were significantly upregulated during the infection stages. …”
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