The Botrytis cinerea Crh1 transglycosylase is a cytoplasmic effector triggering plant cell death and defense response

Crh proteins catalyze crosslinking of chitin and glucan polymers in fungal cell walls. Here, Bi et al. show that a Crh protein from the phytopathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea acts as a cytoplasmic effector and elicitor of plant defense, and plants expressing this gene exhibit reduced sensitivity to...

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Main Authors: Kai Bi, Loredana Scalschi, Namrata Jaiswal, Tesfaye Mengiste, Renana Fried, Ana Belén Sanz, Javier Arroyo, Wenjun Zhu, Gal Masrati, Amir Sharon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22436-1