Publications by authors named "Yitao Xi"
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- * The study discovered that CsOxdC3 interacts with CsPbs2, a key component of the HOG MAPK pathway, and that CsOxdC3 expression is repressed by certain fungicides (phenylpyrrole and tebuconazole).
- * Deleting CsOxdC3 led to reduced growth and virulence in fungal strains, highlighting its importance in managing stress and adapting to fungicides, which suggests it could be a target for new fungicide development.
SCS7 is a fatty acid 2-hydroxylase required for the synthesis of inositol phosphorylceramide but is not essential for normal growth in . Here, we demonstrate that the SCS7 homolog CsSCS7 plays a key role in hyphal growth. The deletion mutant showed strong hyphal growth inhibition, small conidia, and marginally reduced sporulation and also resulted in a sharp reduction in the full virulence and increasing the fungicide sensitivity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlasma membrane H-ATPases (PMAs) play an important role in the pathogenicity of pathogenic fungi. Lipid droplets are important storage sites for neutral lipids in fungal conidia and hyphae and can be used by plant pathogenic fungi for infection. However, the relationship between plasma membrane H-ATPase, lipid droplets and virulence remains unclear.
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- Quantifying animal behavior is crucial for biological research, and identifying behaviors is the first step needed for quantification.
- The reported open-source tool improves on current methods by using "pattern images" and "animations" to capture motion patterns and behavior details, allowing for a more comprehensive analysis.
- This tool is user-friendly, requires minimal programming knowledge, supports studies with multiple animals, and effectively visualizes behavioral data, showcasing its ability to detect subtle changes across various animal species.
Previous studies of the lipid droplet-coating protein Cap20 in show that it plays a key role in appressorium development and virulence. In this study, the hydrophobin CsHydr1, which contains a signal peptide of 19 amino acids and a hydrophobic domain (HYDRO), was shown to interact with CsCap20 in The deletion mutant showed slightly enhanced mycelial growth, small conidia, slow spore germination and appressoria formation, cell wall integrity and virulence. Like CsCAP20, CsHydr1 is also localized on the lipid droplet surface of .
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