The Piriformospora indica effector PIIN_08944 promotes the mutualistic Sebacinalean symbiosis.

ABSTRACT: Pathogenic and mutualistic microbes actively suppress plant defense by secreting effector proteins to manipulate the host responses for their own benefit. Current knowledge about fungal effectors has been mainly derived from biotrophic and hemibiotrophic plant pathogenic fungi and oomycetes with restricted host range. We studied colonization strategies of the root endophytic basidiomycete Piriformospora indica that colonizes a wide range of plant species thereby establishing long-term mutualistic relationships. The release of P. indica's genome helped to identify hundreds of genes coding for candidate effectors and provides an opportunity to investigate the role of those proteins in a mutualistic symbiosis. We demonstrate that the candidate effector PIIN_08944 plays a crucial role during f

SUBMITTER: Akum FN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4620400 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature