Published in Molecular Plant Pathology
The Ustilaginoidea virens effector SCRE1 can suppress plant immunity and promote disease development in rice and a novel small peptide region is identified to be essential for SCRE1 immunosuppressive ability.
Published in Molecular plant pathology
Vacuolar processing enzymes (VPEs) play an important role during regular growth and development and defence responses. Despite substantial attempts to understand the molecular basis of plant-cyst nematode interaction, the mechanism of VPEs functioning during this interaction remains unknown. The second-stage Heterodera filipjevi juvenile penetrates...
Published in Molecular plant pathology
Citrus huanglongbing (HLB) is the most devastating citrus disease worldwide. 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' (Las) is the most prevalent HLB causal agent that is yet to be cultured. Here, we analysed the flagellar genes of Las and Rhizobiaceae and observed two characteristics unique to the flagellar proteins of Las: (i) a shorter primary struct...
Published in Molecular plant pathology
In this study, we looked for genetic factors in the pepper (Capsicum annuum) germplasm that control the number of potato virus Y (PVY) particles entering the plant (i.e. effective population size at inoculation) and the PVY accumulation at the systemic level (i.e. census population size). Using genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) in a core collection of...
Published in Molecular Plant Pathology
Pyrenophora teres causes net blotch of barley. Here we review the latest progress on host resistance and pathogen virulence, providing a valuable resource for the barley net blotch research community.
Published in Molecular Plant Pathology
The ORF2 protein of Fusarium graminearum virus 1 can directly repress the induction of FgDICER2 and FgAGO1 at the transcriptional level to counteract the RNAi defence response of Fusarium graminearum .
Published in Molecular plant pathology
Mitogen-activated kinase (MAPK) signalling pathways are involved in several important processes related to the development and virulence of Fusarium oxysporum. Reversible phosphorylation of the protein members of these pathways is a major regulator of essential biological processes. Among the phosphatases involved in dephosphorylation of MAPKs, typ...
Published in Molecular plant pathology
Ustilago maydis is a model organism for the study of biotrophic plant-pathogen interactions. The sexual and pathogenic development of the fungus are tightly connected since fusion of compatible haploid sporidia is prerequisite for infection of the host plant, maize (Zea mays). After plant penetration, the unfolded protein response (UPR) is activate...
Published in Molecular plant pathology
Verticillium longisporum infects oilseed rape (Brassica napus) and Arabidopsis thaliana. To investigate the early response of oilseed rape to the fungal infection, we determined transcriptomic changes in oilseed rape roots at 6 days post-inoculation (dpi) by RNA-Seq analysis, in which non-infected roots served as a control. Strikingly, a subset of ...
Published in Molecular plant pathology
Several Phyllosticta species are known as pathogens of Citrus spp., and are responsible for various disease symptoms including leaf and fruit spots. One of the most important species is P. citricarpa, which causes a foliar and fruit disease called citrus black spot. The Phyllosticta species occurring on citrus can most effectively be distinguished ...
