Homeobox Transcription Factors Are Required for Fungal Development and the Suppression of Host Defense Mechanisms in the <i>Colletotrichum scovillei</i>-Pepper Pathosystem.

ABSTRACT: Colletotrichum scovillei, an ascomycete phytopathogenic fungus, is the main causal agent of serious yield losses of economic crops worldwide. The fungus causes anthracnose disease on several fruits, including peppers. However, little is known regarding the underlying molecular mechanisms involved in the development of anthracnose caused by this fungus. In an initial step toward understanding the development of anthracnose on pepper fruits, we retrieved 624 transcription factors (TFs) from the whole genome of C. scovillei and comparatively analyzed the entire repertoire of TFs among phytopathogenic fungi. Evolution and proliferation of members of the homeobox-like superfamily, including homeobox (HOX) TFs that regulate the development of eukaryotic organisms, were demon

SUBMITTER: Fu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8406175 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature