Metabolic priming by a secreted fungal effector

Armin Djamei, Kerstin Schipper, Franziska Rabe, Anupama Ghosh, Volker Vincon, Jörg Kahnt, Sonia Osorio, Takayuki Tohge, Alisdair R. Fernie, Ivo Feussner, Kirstin Feussner, Peter Meinicke, York-Dieter Stierhof, Heinz Schwarz, Boris Macek, Matthias Mann and Regine Kahmann ()
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Armin Djamei: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch-Straße 10
Kerstin Schipper: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch-Straße 10
Franziska Rabe: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch-Straße 10
Anupama Ghosh: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch-Straße 10
Volker Vincon: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch-Straße 10
Jörg Kahnt: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch-Straße 10
Sonia Osorio: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Wissenschaftspark Golm, Am Mühlenberg 1
Takayuki Tohge: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Wissenschaftspark Golm, Am Mühlenberg 1
Alisdair R. Fernie: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Wissenschaftspark Golm, Am Mühlenberg 1
Ivo Feussner: Georg-August-University, Albrecht-von-Haller Institute, Justus-von-Liebig Weg 11
Kirstin Feussner: Georg-August-University, Institute for Microbiology and Genetics, Grisebachstraße 8
Peter Meinicke: Georg-August-University, Institute for Microbiology and Genetics, Grisebachstraße 8
York-Dieter Stierhof: Center for Plant Molecular Biology, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 5
Heinz Schwarz: Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Spemannstraße 35
Boris Macek: Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18
Matthias Mann: Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18
Regine Kahmann: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Karl-von-Frisch-Straße 10

Nature, 2011, vol. 478, issue 7369, 395-398

Abstract: How maize smut fungus softens up its host The fungal pathogen Ustilago maydis, known as maize (corn) smut, induces plant tumours through the action of effectors that are translocated into the plant tissue. One of these effectors is now shown to be a chorismate mutase, Cmu1. The enzyme is taken up by the host plant cells where it lowers salicylic acid levels, priming them for a successful infection. Inactivation of Cmu1 abolishes virulence, suggesting an interesting new target for disease intervention. Many plant pathogens encode secreted chorismate mutases, indicating a widely used mechanism.

Date: 2011
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