Naoyoshi Kumakura, Suthitar Singkaravanit-Ogawa, Pamela Gan, Ayako Tsushima, Nobuaki Ishihama, Shunsuke Watanabe, Mitsunori Seo, Shintaro Iwasaki, Mari Narusaka, Yoshihiro Narusaka, Yoshitaka Takano, Ken Shirasu
Plants activate immunity upon recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns. Although phytopathogens have evolved a set of effector proteins to counteract plant immunity, some effectors are perceived by hosts and induce immune responses. Here, we show that two secreted ribonuclease effectors, SRN1 and SRN2, encoded in a phytopathogenic fungus, Colletotrichum orbiculare, induce cell death in a signal peptide- and catalytic residue-dependent manner, when transiently expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana...
February 13, 2024: New Phytologist