False smut of rice, caused by Ustilaginoidea virens, has become one of the most important
diseases in rice-growing regions worldwide. The disease causes a significant yield loss and …

Rice false smut, caused by Ustilaginoidea virens, is one of the most important diseases in
rice. The disease not only causes significant yield losses in China and worldwide but also …

Many pathogens infect hosts through specific organs, such as Ustilaginoidea virens, which
infects rice panicles. Here, we show that a microbe-associated molecular pattern (MAMP) …

The rice blast pathogen, Magnaporthe oryzae, spreads through spores and invades rice
through appressoria. Melanin is necessary for an appressorium to penetrate plant cells, but …

ABSTRACT Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) is responsible for the trimethylation of
lysine 27 of histone H3 (H3K27me3)-mediated transcriptional silencing. At present, its …

Fungi and subsequent mycotoxins contamination in agricultural products have caused
enormous losses and great harm to human and animal health. Biological control has …

Ustilaginoidea virens is an economically important biotrophic fungal pathogen that causes
rice false smut worldwide. However, the regulatory mechanisms of smut ball formation under …

Arthrobotrys flagrans (Duddingtonia flagrans) is a typical nematode-trapping fungus which
has been used for nematode biocontrol. The global regulator LaeA is widely distributed in …

Ustilaginoidea virens is a common rice pathogen that can easily lead to a decline in rice
quality and the production of toxins pose potential risks to human health. In this review, we …

Ustilaginoidea virens is an economically important fungus causing a devastating grain
disease, rice false smut. An insertional mutagenesis screen was used to explore biological …