Journal article
Proteinaceous necrotrophic effectors in fungal virulence
Functional Plant Biology, Vol.37(10), pp.907-912
2010
Abstract
The host-pathogen interface can be considered as a biological battlefront. Molecules produced by both the pathogen and the host are critical factors determining the outcome of the interaction. Recent studies have revealed that an increasing number of necrotrophic fungal pathogens produce small proteinaceous effectors that are able to function as virulence factors. These molecules can cause tissue death in host plants that possess dominant sensitivity genes, leading to subsequent pathogen colonisation. Such effectors are only found in necrotrophic fungi, yet their roles in virulence are poorly understood. However, several recent key studies of necrotrophic effectors from two wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) pathogens, Pyrenophora tritici-repentis (Died.) Drechs. and Stagonospora nodorum (Berk.) Castell. & Germano, have shed light upon how these effector proteins serve to disable the host from the inside out.
Details
- Title
- Proteinaceous necrotrophic effectors in fungal virulence
- Authors/Creators
- K.C. Tan (Author/Creator) - Curtin UniversityR.P. Oliver (Author/Creator) - Curtin UniversityP.S. Solomon (Author/Creator) - Australian National UniversityC.S. Moffat (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Functional Plant Biology, Vol.37(10), pp.907-912
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991005540333207891
- Copyright
- (c) CSIRO
- Murdoch Affiliation
- State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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