Cell wall–associated effectors of plant-colonizing fungi. (4th March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tanaka, Shigeyuki; Kahmann, Regine
• Is Part Of: Mycologia. Volume 113:Number 2(2021)
• Page Start: 247
• Page End: 260
• Publication Date: 2021-03-04
• Subjects: Chitin -- effector -- fungal cell wall -- glucan -- plant-colonizing fungi; Mycology -- Periodicals; Mycologie -- Périodiques; Mycology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 579.505
• DOI: 10.1080/00275514.2020.1831293
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0027-5514

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Plant-colonizing fungi secrete a cocktail of effector proteins during colonization. After secretion, some of these effectors are delivered into plant cells to directly dampen the plant immune system or redirect host processes benefitting fungal growth. Other effectors function in the apoplastic space either as released proteins modulating the activity of plant enzymes associated with plant defense or as proteins bound to the fungal cell wall. For such fungal cell wall–bound effectors, we know particularly little about their molecular function. In this review, we describe effectors that are associated with the fungal cell wall and discuss how they contribute to colonization.