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Transcriptional Insight Into Resistance Genes and -Mediated Defense Response Against the Infection.

The phytopathogenic fungus causes the blackleg disease on , resulting in severe loss of rapeseed production. Breeding of resistant cultivars containing race-specific resistance genes is provably effective to combat this disease. While two allelic resistance genes and recognizing avirulence genes and at plant apoplastic space have been cloned in , the downstream gene expression network underlying the resistance remains elusive.

The D-lactate dehydrogenase MoDLD1 is essential for growth and infection-related development in Magnaporthe oryzae.

Rice blast disease caused by Magnaporthe oryzae is initiated by the attachment of conidia to plant surfaces. Germ tubes emerging from conidia develop melanized appressoria to physically penetrate the host surface. Previous studies revealed that appressorium development requires the breakdown of storage lipids and glycogen that occur in peroxisomes and the cytosol respectively, culminating in production of pyruvate.

The glycogen synthase kinase MoGsk1, regulated by Mps1 MAP kinase, is required for fungal development and pathogenicity in Magnaporthe oryzae.

Magnaporthe oryzae, the causal agent of blast disease, is one of the most destructive plant pathogens, causing significant yield losses on staple crops such as rice and wheat. The fungus infects plants with a specialized cell called an appressorium, whose development is tightly regulated by MAPK signaling pathways following the activation of upstream sensors in response to environmental stimuli. Here, we show the expression of the Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) MoGSK1 in M.

Arf6 controls endocytosis and polarity during asexual development of Magnaporthe oryzae.

Asexual development of phytopathogenic fungi such as Magnaporthe oryzae involves morphological changes that require spatiotemporal regulation of polarized growth. ADP-ribosylation factor 6 (Arf6) is a small GTPase known to regulate membrane trafficking and organization of the actin cytoskeleton at the cell surface, and consequently has an impact on cell morphology and polarity. In this study, we have functionally characterized the Arf6 homolog in M.

Identification of Lens culinaris defense genes responsive to the anthracnose pathogen Colletotrichum truncatum.

Background: Anthracnose of lentil, caused by the hemibiotrophic fungal pathogen Colletotrichum truncatum is a serious threat to lentil production in western Canada. Colletotrichum truncatum employs a bi-phasic infection strategy characterized by initial symptomless biotrophic and subsequent destructive necrotrophic colonization of its host. The transition from biotrophy to necrotrophy (known as the biotrophy-necrotrophy switch [BNS]) is critical in anthracnose development.