Terrific protein traffic: the mystery of effector protein delivery by filamentous plant pathogens.
Many biotrophic fungal and oomycete plant pathogens deliver effector proteins directly into host cells during infection. Recent advances are revealing the extensive effector repertoires of these pathogens and are beginning to shed light on how they manipulate host cells to establish a parasitic relationship. Surprisingly, oomycete effectors seem to share a common uptake system with those from the human malaria pathogen. The current explosion of information is opening new research avenues in molecular plant pathology and is providing new opportunities to limit the impact of plant disease on food production.
Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Department of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, D-50829 Köln, Germany. panstrug@mpiz-koeln.mpg.de
Ralph
R
Panstruga
Peter N
PN
Dodds
D020418:Algal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D005658:Fungi / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D009868:Oomycetes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology*; D021381:Protein Transport
D020418:Algal Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins