Open AccessEffector XopD Suppresses Tissue Degeneration in Xanthomonas-Infected Tomato Leaves
Author(s) -
Jennifer Mach
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the plant cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.324
H-Index - 341
eISSN - 1532-298X
pISSN - 1040-4651
DOI - 10.1105/tpc.108.200710
Subject(s) - biology , xanthomonas , effector , degeneration (medical) , plant tissue , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , genetics , pathology , medicine
Some plant pathogens deploy dozens of effector proteins through the type III secretion apparatus into host cells. These effectors manipulate host basal defenses and metabolism to the advantage of the pathogen, a process essential for pathogenesis (reviewed in [Mudgett 2005][1]; [Grant et al., 2006][
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