Effectors of Filamentous Plant Pathogens: Commonalities amid Diversity.

ABSTRACT: Fungi and oomycetes are filamentous microorganisms that include a diversity of highly developed pathogens of plants. These are sophisticated modulators of plant processes that secrete an arsenal of effector proteins to target multiple host cell compartments and enable parasitic infection. Genome sequencing revealed complex catalogues of effectors of filamentous pathogens, with some species harboring hundreds of effector genes. Although a large fraction of these effector genes encode secreted proteins with weak or no sequence similarity to known proteins, structural studies have revealed unexpected similarities amid the diversity. This article reviews progress in our understanding of effector structure and function in light of these new insights. We conclude that there is emerging evidence

SUBMITTER: Franceschetti M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5485802 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature