title: Bodyguards: Pathogen-Derived Decoys That Protect Virulence Factors.
abstract: Recent studies on plant-pathogen interactions have exposed a new strategy used by plant pathogens: decoy effectors that protect virulence factors. Examples of these "bodyguards" include the recently discovered PsXLP1 from Phytophthora sojae and truncated TALEs from Xanthomonas oryzae. These examples suggest important roles for seemingly non-functional effector proteins in distracting the host.
authors.affiliation: The Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, OX1 3RB Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Judith K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Paulus
authors.affiliation: The Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, OX1 3RB Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Jiorgos
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kourelis
authors.affiliation: The Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, OX1 3RB Oxford, UK. Electronic address: renier.vanderhoorn@plants.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Renier A L
authors.initials: RAL
authors.lastname: van der Hoorn
mesh_terms: D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D014974:Xanthomonas / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D037521:Virulence Factors