Phytoplasma Effector SAP54 Hijacks Plant Reproduction by Degrading MADS-box Proteins and Promotes Insect Colonization in a RAD23-Dependent Manner | Zendy

Allyson M. MacLean | Zendy; Zigmunds Orlovskis | Zendy; Krissana Kowitwanich | Zendy; Anna Zdziarska | Zendy; Gerco C. Angenent | Zendy; Richard G. H. Immink | Zendy; Saskia A. Hogenhout | Zendy

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Phytoplasma Effector SAP54 Hijacks Plant Reproduction by Degrading MADS-box Proteins and Promotes Insect Colonization in a RAD23-Dependent Manner

Author(s) -

Allyson M. MacLean,

Zigmunds Orlovskis,

Krissana Kowitwanich,

Anna Zdziarska,

Gerco C. Angenent,

Richard G. H. Immink,

Saskia A. Hogenhout

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

plos biology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127

H-Index - 271

eISSN - 1545-7885

pISSN - 1544-9173

DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001835

Subject(s) - biology , effector , phytoplasma , leafhopper , arabidopsis , obligate , insect , colonization , pathosystem , plant reproduction , mads box , hemiptera , host (biology) , genetics , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , pollination , mutant , ecology , gene , pollen , polymerase chain reaction , restriction fragment length polymorphism

The phytoplasma bacterial plant parasite depends on leafhopper insects to spread and propagate itself. This study reveals how phytoplasma subverts plant development to turn flowers into leaves and thus make its host more attractive to leafhoppers.

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