A Virulence Factor from Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Targets the Host Chloroplast Proteins to Promote Infection
Wenjing Cui, Kunqin Xiao, Feng Yang, Kaibin Qiao, Xun Xu, Songyang Gu, Jinxin Guo, Zhuojian Song, Hongyu Pan, Fengting Wang, Yanhua Zhang, Jinliang Liu · 2024
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Wenjing Cui and co-authors disarmed a crop fungus in 2024 by deleting one of the proteins it injects into plant cells. The fungus rots hundreds of plant species, and its secret weapon turns out to aim at the plant's solar panels, the chloroplasts.
The protein switches on early in infection and settles inside chloroplasts. Fungus lacking it grew normally in a dish yet caused far less disease on several hosts. In test plants, the protein smothered defense responses, from wall reinforcements to defense gene activity. Two plant proteins that bind it were found in soybean, both tied to pigment and defense chemistry. The authors name the protein a target for future crop protection.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Wenjing Cui, Kunqin Xiao, Feng Yang, Kaibin Qiao, Xun Xu, Songyang Gu, Jinxin Guo, Zhuojian Song, Hongyu Pan, Fengting Wang, Yanhua Zhang, Jinliang Liu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |