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Peroxisome biogenesis factor PEX13 is required for appressorium-mediated plant infection by the anthracnose fungus Colletotrichum orbiculare.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Apr 2010
Fujihara Naoki, Sakaguchi Ayumu, Tanaka Shigeyuki, Fujii Satoshi, Tsuji Gento, Shiraishi Tomonori, O'Connell Richard, Kubo Yasuyuki
Abstract excerpt
Peroxisomes are ubiquitous organelles of eukaryotic cells that fulfill a variety of biochemical functions, including beta-oxidation of fatty acids. Here, we report that an ortholog of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae peroxisome biogenesis gene PEX13 is required for pathogenicity of Colletotrichum orbiculare. CoPEX13 was identified by screening random insertional mutants for deficiency in fatty acid utilization....
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