Cell death-inducing proteins (CDIPs) are some of the secreted effector proteins manifested
by filamentous oomycetes and fungal pathogens to invade the plant tissue and facilitate …

Filamentous pathogens, such as phytopathogenic oomycetes and fungi, secrete a
remarkable diversity of apoplastic effector proteins to facilitate infection, many of which are …

It is commonly known that animal pathogens often target and suppress programmed cell
death (pcd) pathway components to manipulate their hosts. In contrast, plant pathogens …

Colletotrichum falcatum, a hemibiotrophic fungal pathogen, causes one of the major
devastating diseases of sugarcane—red rot. C. falcatum secretes a plethora of molecular …

To understand the mechanisms underlying disease development in plants, molecular plant
pathology research has mostly focused on the characterization of direct interactions …

Botrytis cinerea is one of the most destructive phytopathogenic fungi, causing significant
losses to horticultural crops. As a necrotrophic fungus, B. cinerea obtains nutrients by killing …

Food demand of growing population can only be met by finding solutions for sustaining the
crop yield. The understanding of basic mechanisms employed by microorganisms for the …

Pathogen/microbe-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs/MAMPs) are recognized by plant
pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) localized on the cell surface to activate immune …

Background Secreted effector proteins play critical roles in plant-fungal interactions. The
Magnaporthe oryzae genome encodes a large number of secreted proteins. However, the …

In nature, there is a constant arm race is going on in between plants and pathogens. These
plant-pathogen interactions are complex and multifaceted. To tackle the invading …