A fungal substrate mimicking molecule suppresses plant immunity via an inter-kingdom conserved motif
oleh: Johana C. Misas Villamil, André N. Mueller, Fatih Demir, Ute Meyer, Bilal Ökmen, Jan Schulze Hüynck, Marlen Breuer, Helen Dauben, Joe Win, Pitter F. Huesgen, Gunther Doehlemann
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2019-04-01 |
Deskripsi
Pit2 is a secreted Ustilago maydis effector that contributes to corn smut disease by inhibiting papain-like cysteine proteases (PLCPs) in maize. Here Misas Villamil et al. show that Pit2 mimics PLCP substrates, and is cleaved to release a peptide that blocks PLCP activity and represses host immunity.