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 …

CRISPR/Cas9‐guided editing of a novel susceptibility gene in potato improves Phytophthora
resistance without growth penalty - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM Logo …

Oomycete phytopathogens have adapted to colonise plants using effectors as their
molecular weapons. Intracellular effectors, mostly proteins but also small ribonucleic acids …

Oomycete pathogens secrete hundreds of cytoplasmic RxLR effectors to modulate host
immunity by targeting diverse plant proteins. Revealing how effectors manipulate host …

Plants and microbes (mycorrhizal fungi to be precise) have evolved together over the past
millions of years into an association that is mutualist. The plants supply the fungi with …

The growth–defense trade-off in plants is a phenomenon whereby plants must balance the
allocation of their resources between developmental growth and defense against attack by …

As the gall-inducing smut fungus Ustilago maydis colonizes maize (Zea mays) plants, it
secretes a complex effector blend that suppresses host defense responses, including …

Carbon storage and cycling in boreal forests—the largest terrestrial carbon store—is
moderated by complex interactions between trees and soil microorganisms. However …

Effectors are small, secreted molecules that mediate the establishment of interactions in
nature. While some concepts of effector biology have stood the test of time, this area of study …

Plant pathogens use effector proteins to target host processes involved in pathogen
perception, immune signalling, or defence outputs. Unlike foliar pathogens, it is poorly …