Action mechanisms of effectors in plant-pathogen interaction

S Zhang, C Li, J Si, Z Han, D Chen - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plant pathogens are one of the main factors hindering the breeding of cash crops.
Pathogens, including oomycetes, fungus, and bacteria, secrete effectors as invasion …

[HTML][HTML] Potential use of microbial enzymes for the conversion of plastic waste into value-added products: a viable solution

M Tamoor, NA Samak, Y Jia, MU Mushtaq… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The widespread use of commercial polymers composed of a mixture of polylactic acid and
polyethene terephthalate (PLA-PET) in bottles and other packaging materials has caused a …

Extracellular Vesicles from Fusarium graminearum Contain Protein Effectors Expressed during Infection of Corn

D Garcia-Ceron, RGT Lowe, JA McKenna, LM Brain… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fusarium graminearum (Fgr) is a devastating filamentous fungal pathogen that causes
diseases in cereals, while producing mycotoxins that are toxic for humans and animals, and …

A review of the role of biosurfactants in the biodegradation of hydrophobic organopollutants: production, mode of action, biosynthesis and applications

C Sánchez - World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2022 - Springer
The increasing influence of human activity and industrialization has adversely impacted the
environment via pollution with organic contaminants, which are minimally soluble in water …

Cell wall–associated effectors of plant-colonizing fungi

S Tanaka, R Kahmann - Mycologia, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Plant-colonizing fungi secrete a cocktail of effector proteins during colonization. After
secretion, some of these effectors are delivered into plant cells to directly dampen the plant …

Combatting Fusarium head blight: advances in molecular interactions between Fusarium graminearum and wheat

M Xu, Q Wang, G Wang, X Zhang, H Liu… - Phytopathology …, 2022 - Springer
Fusarium head blight (FHB), mainly caused by Fusarium graminearum, is one of the most
devastating diseases in wheat and barley worldwide. In addition to causing severe yield …

Infection cushions of Fusarium graminearum are fungal arsenals for wheat infection

M Mentges, A Glasenapp, M Boenisch… - Molecular Plant …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fusarium graminearum is one of the most destructive plant pathogens worldwide, causing
fusarium head blight (FHB) on cereals. F. graminearum colonizes wheat plant surfaces with …

The pleiotropic functions of intracellular hydrophobins in aerial hyphae and fungal spores

F Cai, Z Zhao, R Gao, P Chen, M Ding, S Jiang… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Higher fungi can rapidly produce large numbers of spores suitable for aerial dispersal. The
efficiency of the dispersal and spore resilience to abiotic stresses correlate with their …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of three Fusarium graminearum effectors and their roles during Fusarium head blight

G Hao, S McCormick, T Usgaard, H Tiley… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Fusarium graminearum causes Fusarium head blight (FHB) on wheat, barley, and other
grains. During infection, F. graminearum produces deoxynivalenol (DON), which …

The hydrophobin gene family confers a fitness trade-off between spore dispersal and host colonization in Penicillium expansum

D Luciano-Rosario, JL Eagan, N Aryal, EG Dominguez… - Mbio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Hydrophobins are small amphipathic surface proteins found exclusively in fungi. In
filamentous ascomycetes, one conserved role of a subset of hydrophobins is their …