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Perilipin LDP1 coordinates lipid droplets formation and utilization for appressorium-mediated infection in Magnaporthe oryzae.
Environmental microbiology - 1 Jul 2020
Cai Xuan, Yan Jingjing, Liu Caiyun, Xing Junjie, Ren Zhiyong, Hendy Ahmed, Zheng Lu, Huang Junbin, Chen Xiao-Lin
Abstract excerpt
Lipid droplets (LDs) serve as one of the major reservoirs in conidia of Magnaporthe oryzae and are quickly utilized during appressorium formation. Here, we identified a gene, LDP1, encoding a perilipin that is important for LD formation and utilization during appressorium maturation. LDP1 is highly expressed in conidium and immature appressorium. Disruption mutants of LDP1 were significantly reduced in virulence,...
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