Beyond Destabilizing Activity of SAP11-like Effector of Phytoplasma mali Strain PM19.

It was shown that the SAP11 effector of different Phytoplasma can destabilize some TEOSINE BRANCHES/CYCLOIDEA/PROLIFERATING CELL FACTORs (TCPs), resulting in plant phenotypes such as witches' broom and crinkled leaves. Some SAP11 exclusively localize in the nucleus, while the others localize in the cytoplasm and the nucleus. The SAP11-like effector of Phytoplasma mali strain PM19 (SAP11) localizes in both compartments of plant cells.