Elucidating the role of effectors in plant-fungal interactions: progress and challenges
C Selin, TR De Kievit, MF Belmonte… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Pathogenic fungi have diverse growth lifestyles that support fungal colonization on plants.
Successful colonization and infection for all lifestyles depends upon the ability to modify …
Successful colonization and infection for all lifestyles depends upon the ability to modify …
Fungal Sex: The Ascomycota
RJ Bennett, BG Turgeon - Microbiology spectrum, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
This article provides an overview of sexual reproduction in the ascomycetes, a phylum of
fungi that is named after the specialized sacs or “asci” that hold the sexual spores. They …
fungi that is named after the specialized sacs or “asci” that hold the sexual spores. They …
Genome editing in Ustilago maydis using the CRISPR–Cas system
M Schuster, G Schweizer, S Reissmann… - Fungal Genetics and …, 2016 - Elsevier
This communication describes the establishment of the type II bacterial CRISPR–Cas9
system to efficiently disrupt target genes in the fungal maize pathogen Ustilago maydis. A …
system to efficiently disrupt target genes in the fungal maize pathogen Ustilago maydis. A …
A Small Secreted Virulence-Related Protein Is Essential for the Necrotrophic Interactions of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum with Its Host Plants
X Lyu, C Shen, Y Fu, J Xie, D Jiang, G Li… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Small, secreted proteins have been found to play crucial roles in interactions between
biotrophic/hemi-biotrophic pathogens and plants. However, little is known about the roles of …
biotrophic/hemi-biotrophic pathogens and plants. However, little is known about the roles of …
Kingdom-wide analysis of fungal small secreted proteins (SSPs) reveals their potential role in host association
Fungal secretome consists of various functional groups of proteins, many of which
participate in nutrient acquisition, self-protection, or manipulation of the environment and …
participate in nutrient acquisition, self-protection, or manipulation of the environment and …
A tale of genome compartmentalization: the evolution of virulence clusters in smut fungi
JY Dutheil, G Mannhaupt, G Schweizer… - Genome biology and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Smut fungi are plant pathogens mostly parasitizing wild species of grasses as well as
domesticated cereal crops. Genome analysis of several smut fungi including Ustilago …
domesticated cereal crops. Genome analysis of several smut fungi including Ustilago …
The WOPR Protein Ros1 Is a Master Regulator of Sporogenesis and Late Effector Gene Expression in the Maize Pathogen Ustilago maydis
M Tollot, D Assmann, C Becker, J Altmüller… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The biotrophic basidiomycete fungus Ustilago maydis causes smut disease in maize.
Hallmarks of the disease are large tumors that develop on all aerial parts of the host in which …
Hallmarks of the disease are large tumors that develop on all aerial parts of the host in which …
Directional Selection from Host Plants Is a Major Force Driving Host Specificity in Magnaporthe Species
One major threat to global food security that requires immediate attention, is the increasing
incidence of host shift and host expansion in growing number of pathogenic fungi and …
incidence of host shift and host expansion in growing number of pathogenic fungi and …
A complete toolset for the study of Ustilago bromivora and Brachypodium sp. as a fungal-temperate grass pathosystem
F Rabe, J Bosch, A Stirnberg, T Guse, L Bauer… - Elife, 2016 - elifesciences.org
Due to their economic relevance, the study of plant pathogen interactions is of importance.
However, elucidating these interactions and their underlying molecular mechanisms …
However, elucidating these interactions and their underlying molecular mechanisms …
[HTML][HTML] The mating-type locus b of the sugarcane smut Sporisorium scitamineum is essential for mating, filamentous growth and pathogenicity
M Yan, G Zhu, S Lin, X Xian, C Chang, P Xi… - Fungal Genetics and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Sporisorium scitamineum is the causal agent of sugarcane smut, which is one of the most
serious constraints to global sugarcane production. S. scitamineum and Ustilago maydis are …
serious constraints to global sugarcane production. S. scitamineum and Ustilago maydis are …