Publications by authors named "D Tharreau"
Blast disease caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae is one of the most devastating rice diseases. Disease resistance genes such as Pi-ta or Pi-ta2 are critical in protecting rice production from blast. Published work reports that Pi-ta codes for a nucleotide-binding and leucine-rich repeat domain protein (NLR) that recognizes the fungal protease-like effector AVR-Pita by direct binding.
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- Pyricularia oryzae is a plant-pathogenic fungus that causes blast disease in cereal crops, especially rice and wheat, significantly affecting agricultural economies worldwide.
- The fungus has a diverse host range within the grass family, with different specialized lineages adapting to various host plants, leading to substantial crop damage.
- Recent research has focused on understanding the taxonomy, genetic structure, and lifecycle of P. oryzae, making it an important model for studying plant-microbe interactions.
The rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae differentiates specialized cells called appressoria that are required for fungal penetration into host leaves. In this study, we identified the novel basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factor BIP1 (B-ZIP Involved in Pathogenesis-1) that is essential for pathogenicity. BIP1 is required for the infection of plant leaves, even if they are wounded, but not for appressorium-mediated penetration of artificial cellophane membranes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDifferent fungal species of the family infect rice, causing similar symptoms. Reference genomic sequences are useful tools to study the evolution of these species and to develop accurate molecular diagnostic tools. Here, we report the complete genome sequences of , , and .
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