Versatile effectors of phytopathogenic fungi target host immunity

M Tariqjaveed, A Mateen, S Wang, S Qiu… - Journal of Integrative …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Phytopathogenic fungi secrete a large arsenal of effector molecules, including
proteinaceous effectors, small RNAs, phytohormones and derivatives thereof. The …

The secretome of Verticillium dahliae in collusion with plant defence responses modulates Verticillium wilt symptoms

DD Zhang, XF Dai, SJ Klosterman… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Verticillium dahliae is a notorious soil‐borne pathogen that enters hosts through the roots
and proliferates in the plant water‐conducting elements to cause Verticillium wilt …

FoEG1, a secreted glycoside hydrolase family 12 protein from Fusarium oxysporum, triggers cell death and modulates plant immunity

L Zhang, J Yan, Z Fu, W Shi, V Ninkuu… - Molecular Plant …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fusarium oxysporum is an important soilborne fungal pathogen with many different formae
speciales that can colonize the plant vascular system and cause serious crop wilt disease …

[HTML][HTML] Verticillium dahliae CFEM proteins manipulate host immunity and differentially contribute to virulence

D Wang, DD Zhang, J Song, JJ Li, J Wang, R Li… - BMC biology, 2022 - Springer
Background Verticillium dahliae is a fungal pathogen that causes a vascular wilt on many
economically important crops. Common fungal extracellular membrane (CFEM) domain …

Cytotoxic function of xylanase VdXyn4 in the plant vascular wilt pathogen Verticillium dahliae

D Wang, JY Chen, J Song, JJ Li, SJ Klosterman… - Plant …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Phytopathogen xylanases play critical roles in pathogenesis, likely due to their ability to
degrade plant structural barriers and manipulate host immunity. As an invader of plant xylem …

[HTML][HTML] Predication of the Effector Proteins Secreted by Fusarium sacchari Using Genomic Analysis and Heterogenous Expression

Z Huang, H Li, Y Zhou, Y Bao, Z Duan, C Wang… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
One of the causative agents of pokkah boeng disease (PBD), which affects sugarcane crops
globally, is the fungus Fusarium sacchari. These fungal infections reduce sugar quality and …

Nicotiana benthamiana LRR‐RLP NbEIX2 mediates the perception of an EIX‐like protein from Verticillium dahliae

Z Yin, N Wang, L Pi, L Li, W Duan… - Journal of Integrative …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Verticillium wilt diseases caused by the soil‐borne fungus Verticillium dahliae result in
devastating yield losses in many economically important crops annually. Here, we identified …

Homeobox Transcription Factors Are Required for Fungal Development and the Suppression of Host Defense Mechanisms in the Colletotrichum scovillei-Pepper …

T Fu, JH Han, JH Shin, H Song, J Ko, YH Lee, KT Kim… - Mbio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Colletotrichum scovillei, an ascomycete phytopathogenic fungus, is the main causal agent of
serious yield losses of economic crops worldwide. The fungus causes anthracnose disease …

A Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici effector inhibits high‐temperature seedling‐plant resistance in wheat

Y Hu, C Su, Y Zhang, Y Li, X Chen, H Shang… - The Plant …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola 1 (RPM1)‐induced protein kinase
(RIPK) in Arabidopsis belongs to the receptor‐like cytoplasmic kinase (RLCK) family and …

A secreted ribonuclease effector from Verticillium dahliae localizes in the plant nucleus to modulate host immunity

CM Yin, JJ Li, D Wang, DD Zhang… - Molecular plant …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The arms race between fungal pathogens and plant hosts involves recognition of fungal
effectors to induce host immunity. Although various fungal effectors have been identified, the …