Cell wall–associated effectors of plant-colonizing fungi

GPI7‐mediated glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchoring regulates appressorial penetration and immune evasion during infection of Magnaporthe oryzae

(2020) Caiyun Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The functionally conserved effector Sta1 is a fungal cell wall protein required for virulence in Ustilago maydis

(2020) Shigeyuki Tanaka et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

How mycorrhizal associations drive plant population and community biology

(2020) Leho Tedersoo et al.   SCIENCE

The two paralogous kiwellin proteins KWL1 and KWL1-b from maize are structurally related and have overlapping functions in plant defense

(2020) Florian Altegoer et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Apoplastic effector proteins of plant-associated fungi and oomycetes

(2020) Mercedes Rocafort et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

A secreted LysM effector protects fungal hyphae through chitin-dependent homodimer polymerization

(2020) Andrea Sánchez-Vallet et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Serendipita indica E5′NT modulates extracellular nucleotide levels in the plant apoplast and affects fungal colonization

(2019) Shadab Nizam et al.   EMBO REPORTS

A kiwellin disarms the metabolic activity of a secreted fungal virulence factor

(2019) Xiaowei Han et al.   NATURE

FGB1 and WSC3 are in planta- induced β -glucan-binding fungal lectins with different functions

(2019) Stephan Wawra et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Beneficial effects of endophytic fungi colonization on plants

(2019) Lu Yan et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Chitin binding protein of Verticillium nonalfalfae disguises fungus from plant chitinases and supresses chitin-triggered host immunity

(2019) Helena Volk et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Different Hydrophobins of Fusarium graminearum Are Involved in Hyphal Growth, Attachment, Water-Air Interface Penetration and Plant Infection

(2019) Alessandra Quarantin et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Damage-Associated Molecular Pattern-Triggered Immunity in Plants

(2019) Shuguo Hou et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Tal6 From Trichoderma atroviride Is a LysM Effector Involved in Mycoparasitism and Plant Association

(2019) Yordan J. Romero-Contreras et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

A lysin motif effector subverts chitin‐triggered immunity to facilitate arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis

(2019) Tian Zeng et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Fungal Cell Wall: Emerging Antifungals and Drug Resistance

(2019) Soraia L. Lima et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Pattern recognition receptors and signaling in plant-microbe interactions

(2018) Yusuke Saijo et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The Ustilago maydis repetitive effector Rsp3 blocks the antifungal activity of mannose-binding maize proteins

(2018) Lay-Sun Ma et al.   Nature Communications

Suppression of Plant Immunity by Fungal Chitinase-like Effectors

(2018) Gabriel Lorencini Fiorin et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Structure of the Cladosporium fulvum Avr4 effector in complex with (GlcNAc)6 reveals the ligand-binding mechanism and uncouples its intrinsic function from recognition by the Cf-4 resistance protein

(2018) Nicholas K. Hurlburt et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Editorial: Mycorrhizosphere Communication: Mycorrhizal Fungi and Endophytic Fungus-Plant Interactions

(2018) Erika Kothe et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

A cerato-platanin protein SsCP1 targets plant PR1 and contributes to virulence of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

(2017) Guogen Yang et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

ApoplastP : prediction of effectors and plant proteins in the apoplast using machine learning

(2017) Jana Sperschneider et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The Role of the Fungal Cell Wall in the Infection of Plants

(2017) Ivey Geoghegan et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

The Verticillium dahliae SnodProt1-Like Protein VdCP1 Contributes to Virulence and Triggers the Plant Immune System

(2017) Yi Zhang et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Overexpression of MoSM1, encoding for an immunity-inducing protein from Magnaporthe oryzae, in rice confers broad-spectrum resistance against fungal and bacterial diseases

(2017) Yongbo Hong et al.   Scientific Reports

Plant-Pathogen Effectors: Cellular Probes Interfering with Plant Defenses in Spatial and Temporal Manners

(2016) Tania Y. Toruño et al.   Annual Review of Phytopathology

β-glucan: Crucial component of the fungal cell wall and elusive MAMP in plants

(2016) Philipp H. Fesel et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Fungal phytopathogens encode functional homologues of plant rapid alkalinization factor (RALF) peptides

(2016) Elisha Thynne et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

The Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchor Biosynthesis GenesGPI12,GAA1, andGPI8Are Essential for Cell-Wall Integrity and Pathogenicity of the Maize Anthracnose FungusColletotrichum graminicola

(2016) Ely Oliveira-Garcia et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Lutein, a Natural Carotenoid, Induces α-1,3-Glucan Accumulation on the Cell Wall Surface of Fungal Plant Pathogens

(2016) Junnosuke Otaka et al.   MOLECULES

Clash between the borders: spotlight on apoplastic processes in plant-microbe interactions

(2016) Bilal Ökmen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

SnTox1, a Parastagonospora nodorum necrotrophic effector, is a dual-function protein that facilitates infection while protecting from wheat-produced chitinases

(2016) Zhaohui Liu et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Colletotrichum higginsianumextracellular LysM proteins play dual roles in appressorial function and suppression of chitin-triggered plant immunity

(2016) Hiroyuki Takahara et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Structural Analysis of an Avr4 Effector Ortholog Offers Insight into Chitin Binding and Recognition by the Cf-4 Receptor

(2016) Amanda C. Kohler et al.   PLANT CELL

Attenuation of PAMP-triggered immunity in maize requires down-regulation of the key β-1,6-glucan synthesis genesKRE5andKRE6in biotrophic hyphae ofColletotrichum graminicola

(2016) Ely Oliveira-Garcia et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The fungal-specific β-glucan-binding lectin FGB1 alters cell-wall composition and suppresses glucan-triggered immunity in plants

(2016) Stephan Wawra et al.   Nature Communications

A fungal pathogen secretes plant alkalinizing peptides to increase infection

(2016) Sara Masachis et al.   Nature Microbiology

Self-assembly of MPG1, a hydrophobin protein from the rice blast fungus that forms functional amyloid coatings, occurs by a surface-driven mechanism

(2016) Chi L. L. Pham et al.   Scientific Reports

Fungal Effectors and Plant Susceptibility

(2015) Libera Lo Presti et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) Anchors: Biochemistry and Cell Biology: Introduction to a Thematic Review Series

(2015) Taroh Kinoshita   JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH

Signaling Mechanisms in Pattern-Triggered Immunity (PTI)

(2015) Jean Bigeard et al.   Molecular Plant

The battle in the apoplast: further insights into the roles of proteases and their inhibitors in plant–pathogen interactions

(2015) Mansoor Karimi Jashni et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Cerato-platanins: a fungal protein family with intriguing properties and application potential

(2014) Romana Gaderer et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Cerato-platanins: Elicitors and effectors

(2014) Luigia Pazzagli et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Molecular basis for bacterial peptidoglycan recognition by LysM domains

(2014) Stéphane Mesnage et al.   Nature Communications

Cerato-platanin shows expansin-like activity on cellulosic materials

(2013) Ivan Baccelli et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Spore germination ofTrichoderma atrovirideis inhibited by its LysM protein TAL6

(2013) Verena Seidl-Seiboth et al.   FEBS Journal

Functional Diversification of Cerato-Platanins in Moniliophthora perniciosa as Seen by Differential Expression and Protein Function Specialization

(2013) Mario R. de O. Barsottini et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Detoxification of α-tomatine byCladosporium fulvumis required for full virulence on tomato

(2013) Bilal Ökmen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Infection Structure-Specific Expression of  -1,3-Glucan Synthase Is Essential for Pathogenicity of Colletotrichum graminicola and Evasion of  -Glucan-Triggered Immunity in Maize

(2013) E. Oliveira-Garcia et al.   PLANT CELL

Multiple effects of chitosan on plant systems: Solid science or hype

(2013) Lee A. Hadwiger   PLANT SCIENCE

Fungal effector Ecp6 outcompetes host immune receptor for chitin binding through intrachain LysM dimerization

(2013) Andrea Sánchez-Vallet et al.   eLife

Self-assembly at Air/Water Interfaces and Carbohydrate Binding Properties of the Small Secreted Protein EPL1 from the fungusTrichoderma atroviride

(2012) Alexa Frischmann et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Emerging fungal threats to animal, plant and ecosystem health

(2012) Matthew C. Fisher et al.   NATURE

Effector-Mediated Suppression of Chitin-Triggered Immunity by Magnaporthe oryzae Is Necessary for Rice Blast Disease

(2012) T. A. Mentlak et al.   PLANT CELL

Surface α-1,3-Glucan Facilitates Fungal Stealth Infection by Interfering with Innate Immunity in Plants

(2012) Takashi Fujikawa et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Hydrophobins—Unique Fungal Proteins

(2012) Jagadeesh Bayry et al.   PLoS Pathogens

The Ustilago maydis Effector Pep1 Suppresses Plant Immunity by Inhibition of Host Peroxidase Activity

(2012) Christoph Hemetsberger et al.   PLoS Pathogens

The Cysteine Rich Necrotrophic Effector SnTox1 Produced by Stagonospora nodorum Triggers Susceptibility of Wheat Lines Harboring Snn1

(2012) Zhaohui Liu et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Hidden Fungi, Emergent Properties: Endophytes and Microbiomes

(2011) Andrea Porras-Alfaro et al.   Annual Review of Phytopathology

Lack of evidence for a role of hydrophobins in conferring surface hydrophobicity to conidia and hyphae of Botrytis cinerea

(2011) Andreas Mosbach et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Bioinformatics predicts diverse Aspergillus hydrophobins with novel properties

(2011) Karen A. Littlejohn et al.   FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS

The Structure of the Elicitor Cerato-platanin (CP), the First Member of the CP Fungal Protein Family, Reveals a Double ψβ-Barrel Fold and Carbohydrate Binding

(2011) Aline L. de Oliveira et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

BcSpl1, a cerato-platanin family protein, contributes to Botrytis cinerea virulence and elicits the hypersensitive response in the host

(2011) Marcos Frías et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Analysis of Two in Planta Expressed LysM Effector Homologs from the Fungus Mycosphaerella graminicola Reveals Novel Functional Properties and Varying Contributions to Virulence on Wheat

(2011) R. Marshall et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Conserved Fungal LysM Effector Ecp6 Prevents Chitin-Triggered Immunity in Plants

(2010) R. de Jonge et al.   SCIENCE

Mechanisms underlying beneficial plant–fungus interactions in mycorrhizal symbiosis

(2010) Paola Bonfante et al.   Nature Communications

A Renaissance of Elicitors: Perception of Microbe-Associated Molecular Patterns and Danger Signals by Pattern-Recognition Receptors

(2009) Thomas Boller et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

New proteins orthologous to cerato-platanin in various Ceratocystis species and the purification and characterization of cerato-populin from Ceratocystis populicola

(2009) Cecilia Comparini et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

The Filament-specific Rep1-1 Repellent of the PhytopathogenUstilago maydisForms Functional Surface-active Amyloid-like Fibrils

(2009) Wieke R. Teertstra et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Dynamics of cell wall components ofMagnaporthe griseaduring infectious structure development

(2009) Takashi Fujikawa et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Ectopic expression of MgSM1, a Cerato-platanin family protein fromMagnaporthe grisea, confers broad-spectrum disease resistance in Arabidopsis

(2009) Yayun Yang et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

LysM, a widely distributed protein motif for binding to (peptido)glycans

(2008) Girbe Buist et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The novelCladosporium fulvumlysin motif effector Ecp6 is a virulence factor with orthologues in other fungal species

(2008) Melvin D. Bolton et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

TheLmgpi15gene, encoding a component of the glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor biosynthesis pathway, is required for morphogenesis and pathogenicity inLeptosphaeria maculans

(2008) Estelle Remy et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Identification of a second family of genes in Moniliophthora perniciosa, the causal agent of witches' broom disease in cacao, encoding necrosis-inducing proteins similar to cerato-platanins

(2008) Gustavo Zaparoli et al.