CgCFEM1 Is Required for the Full Virulence of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides.

ABSTRACT: Colletotrichum gloeosporioides is widely distributed and causes anthracnose on many crops, resulting in serious economic losses. Common fungal extracellular membrane (CFEM) domain proteins have been implicated in virulence and their interaction with the host plant, but their roles in C. gloeosporioides are still unknown. In this study, a CFEM-containing protein of C. gloeosporioides was identified and named as CgCFEM1. The expression levels of CgCFEM1 were found to be markedly higher in appressoria, and this elevated expression was particularly pronounced during the initial stages of infection in the rubber tree. Absence of CgCFEM1 resulted in impaired pathogenicity, accompanied by notable perturbations in spore morphogenesis, conidiation, appressorium developme

SUBMITTER: Feng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10931812 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature