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A novel pathogenicity gene is required in the rice blast fungus to suppress the basal defenses of the host.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Apr 2009
Chi Myoung-Hwan, Park Sook-Young, Kim Soonok, Lee Yong-Hwan
Abstract excerpt
For successful colonization and further reproduction in host plants, pathogens need to overcome the innate defenses of the plant. We demonstrate that a novel pathogenicity gene, DES1, in Magnaporthe oryzae regulates counter-defenses against host basal resistance. The DES1 gene was identified by screening for pathogenicity-defective mutants in a T-DNA insertional mutant library. Bioinformatic analysis revealed...
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