Publications by authors named "Gema Puebla-Planas"
PLoS Pathog
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- - Fungal diseases caused by *Fusarium oxysporum* lead to significant agricultural losses, and controlling these pathogens is challenging due to limited understanding of their nutrient acquisition during host colonization.
- - The study identifies the transcriptional regulator Mac1 as crucial for copper acquisition in *F. oxysporum*, influencing its growth and ability to infect host plants like tomatoes and other organisms.
- - By discovering that overexpressing specific copper-related genes can restore pathogenicity in a mac1 mutant, this research opens new avenues for developing strategies to protect crops from fungal infections.
