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An ATP-driven efflux pump is a novel pathogenicity factor in rice blast disease.
The EMBO journal - 1 Feb 1999
Urban M, Bhargava T, Hamer J E
Abstract excerpt
Cells tolerate exposure to cytotoxic compounds through the action of ATP-driven efflux pumps belonging to the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) superfamily of membrane transporters. Phytopathogenic fungi encounter toxic environments during plant invasion as a result of the plant defense response. Here we demonstrate the requirement for an ABC transporter during host infection by the fungal plant pathogen Magnaporthe...
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