Cell cycle and cell death are not necessary for appressorium formation and plant infection in the fungal plant pathogen <Emphasis Type="Italic">Colletotrichum gloeosporioides</Emphasis> |
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Authors: | Iris Nesher Sima Barhoom Amir Sharon |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Plant Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel |
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Abstract: | Background In order to initiate plant infection, fungal spores must germinate and penetrate into the host plant. Many fungal species
differentiate specialized infection structures called appressoria on the host surface, which are essential for successful
pathogenic development. In the model plant pathogen Magnaporthe grisea completion of mitosis and autophagy cell death of the spore are necessary for appressoria-mediated plant infection; blocking
of mitosis prevents appressoria formation, and prevention of autophagy cell death results in non-functional appressoria. |
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