The PTI to ETI Continuum in Phytophthora-Plant Interactions

ZA Naveed, X Wei, J Chen, H Mubeen… - Frontiers in plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Phytophthora species are notorious pathogens of several economically important crop
plants. Several general elicitors, commonly referred to as Pathogen-Associated Molecular …

Oomycete intracellular effectors: specialised weapons targeting strategic plant processes

G Fabro - New Phytologist, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Oomycete phytopathogens have adapted to colonise plants using effectors as their
molecular weapons. Intracellular effectors, mostly proteins but also small ribonucleic acids …

Exploiting breakdown in nonhost effector–target interactions to boost host disease resistance

H McLellan, SE Harvey… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Plants are resistant to most microbial species due to nonhost resistance (NHR), providing
broad-spectrum and durable immunity. However, the molecular components contributing to …

A Phytophthora effector promotes homodimerization of host transcription factor StKNOX3 to enhance susceptibility

J Zhou, Y Qi, J Nie, L Guo, M Luo… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Oomycete pathogens secrete hundreds of cytoplasmic RxLR effectors to modulate host
immunity by targeting diverse plant proteins. Revealing how effectors manipulate host …

A Phytophthora capsici effector suppresses plant immunity via interaction with EDS1

Q Li, J Wang, T Bai, M Zhang, Y Jia… - Molecular plant …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract EDS1 (Enhanced Disease Susceptibility 1) plays a crucial role in both effector‐
triggered immunity activation and plant basal defence. However, whether pathogen effectors …

How to win a tug-of-war: the adaptive evolution of Phytophthora effectors

S Dong, W Ma - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
The 'zigzag'model formulates some of the fundamental principles underpinning the dynamic
interactions between pathogen effectors and plant immunity. As key virulence factors …

An oomycete effector targets a plant RNA helicase involved in root development and defense

L Camborde, A Kiselev, MJC Pel, A Le Ru… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Oomycete plant pathogens secrete effector proteins to promote disease. The damaging
soilborne legume pathogen Aphanomyces euteiches harbors a specific repertoire of Small …

Exploring folds, evolution and host interactions: understanding effector structure/function in disease and immunity

N Mukhi, D Gorenkin, MJ Banfield - New Phytologist, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past decade, tremendous progress has been made in plant pathology, broadening
our understanding of how pathogens colonize their hosts. To manipulate host cell …

Plant genes related to Phytophthora pathogens resistance

Q Li, H Zhu, G Ai, J Yu, D Dou - Phytopathology Research, 2024 - Springer
Plants have evolved a multilayered and sophisticated immune system to establish effective
resistance to a variety of pathogens. Phytophthora species are among the most notorious …

Effector prediction and characterization in the oomycete pathogen Bremia lactucae reveal host-recognized WY domain proteins that lack the canonical RXLR motif

KJ Wood, M Nur, J Gil, K Fletcher, K Lakeman… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Pathogens that infect plants and animals use a diverse arsenal of effector proteins to
suppress the host immune system and promote infection. Identification of effectors in …