Open AccessRecent developments in effector biology of filamentous plant pathogens
Author(s) -
Oliva Ricardo,
Win Joe,
Raffaele Sylvain,
Boutemy Laurence,
Bozkurt Tolga O.,
ChaparroGarcia Angela,
Segretin Maria Eugenia,
Stam Remco,
Schornack Sebastian,
Cano Liliana M.,
van Damme Mireille,
Huitema Edgar,
Thines Marco,
Banfield Mark J.,
Kamoun Sophien
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
cellular microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.542
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1462-5822
pISSN - 1462-5814
DOI - 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2010.01471.x
Subject(s) - effector , biology , secretion , host (biology) , pathogen , innate immune system , pathogenicity , computational biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , immune system , biochemistry
Summary Filamentous pathogens, such as plant pathogenic fungi and oomycetes, secrete an arsenal of effector molecules that modulate host innate immunity and enable parasitic infection. It is now well accepted that these effectors are key pathogenicity determinants that enable parasitic infection. In this review, we report on the most interesting features of a representative set of filamentous pathogen effectors and highlight recent findings. We also list and describe all the linear motifs reported to date in filamentous pathogen effector proteins. Some of these motifs appear to define domains that mediate translocation inside host cells.