Erl1, a Novel Era-Like GTPase from <i>Magnaporthe oryzae</i>, Is Required for Full Root Virulence and Is Conserved in the Mutualistic Symbiont <i>Glomus intraradices</i>

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Comparative analyses of genome sequences from several plant-infecting fungi have shown conservation and expansion of protein families with plant disease-related functions. Here, we show that this hypothesis can be extended to mutualistic symbiotic fungi. We have identified a gene encoding an Era (Escherichia coli Ras)-like GTPase in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae and found that it is orthologous to the...

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