Fungi have developed a plethora of strategies to colonize plants, and these interactions
result in a broad spectrum of outcomes ranging from beneficial interactions to death of the …

Plants possess large arsenals of immune receptors capable of recognizing all pathogen
classes. To cause disease, pathogenic organisms must be able to overcome physical …

Vascular wilt fungi are a group of hemibiotrophic phytopathogens that infect diverse crop
plants. These pathogens have adapted to thrive in the nutrient-deprived niche of the plant …

Plant pathogens have optimized their own effector sets to adapt to their hosts. However,
certain effectors, regarded as core effectors, are conserved among various pathogens, and …

Biotrophic fungal plant pathogens establish an intimate relationship with their host to support
the infection process. Central to this strategy is the secretion of a range of protein effectors …

Host jum** is a process by which pathogens settle in new host groups. It is a cornerstone
in the evolution of pathogens, as it leads to pathogen diversification. It is unsurprising that …

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a phytopathogenic fungus with over 400 hosts including
numerous economically important cultivated species. This contrasts many economically …

Broad-spectrum resistance has great values for crop breeding. However, its mechanisms
are largely unknown. Here, we report the cloning of a maize NLR gene, RppK, for resistance …

Fungal pathogens can secrete hundreds of effectors, some of which are known to promote
host susceptibility. This biological complexity, together with the lack of genetic tools in some …

Plant pathogenic fungi colonizing living plant tissue secrete a cocktail of effector proteins to
suppress plant immunity and reprogramme host cells. Although many of these effectors …