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ArticleJournal of experimental botany2019

Phytophthora infestans RXLR effectors act in concert at diverse subcellular locations to enhance host colonization.

Shumei Wang, Hazel McLellan, Tatyana Bukharova, Qin He, Fraser Murphy, Jiayang Shi, Shaohui Sun, Pauline van Weymers, Yajuan Ren, Gaetan Thilliez and 11 more

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Article in Journal of experimental botany, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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51 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Shumei WangDivision of Plant Science, University of Dundee at James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK.
Hazel McLellanDivision of Plant Science, University of Dundee at James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK.
Tatyana BukharovaDivision of Plant Science, University of Dundee at James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK.
Qin HeDivision of Plant Science, University of Dundee at James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK.
Fraser MurphyDivision of Plant Science, University of Dundee at James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK.
Jiayang ShiKey Laboratory of Potato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Shaohui SunHeilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing, China.
Pauline van WeymersDivision of Plant Science, University of Dundee at James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK.
Yajuan RenKey Laboratory of Potato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Gaetan ThilliezDivision of Plant Science, University of Dundee at James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK.
Haixia WangDivision of Plant Science, University of Dundee at James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK.
Xinwei ChenCell and Molecular Sciences, James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK.
Stefan EngelhardtDivision of Plant Science, University of Dundee at James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK.
Vivianne VleeshouwersWageningen UR Plant Breeding, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Eleanor M GilroyCell and Molecular Sciences, James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK.
Stephen C WhissonCell and Molecular Sciences, James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK.
Ingo HeinDivision of Plant Science, University of Dundee at James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK.
Xiaodan WangVirus-free Seedling Research Institute of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China.
Zhendong TianKey Laboratory of Potato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Paul R J BirchDivision of Plant Science, University of Dundee at James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK.
Petra C BoevinkCell and Molecular Sciences, James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK.

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/G015244/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/K018183/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/L026880/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/N009967/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/S015663/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oomycetes such as the potato blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans deliver RXLR effectors into plant cells to manipulate host processes and promote disease. Knowledge of where they localize inside host cells is important in understanding their function. Fifty-two P. infestans RXLR effectors (PiRXLRs) up-regulated during early stages of infection were expressed as fluorescent protein (FP) fusions inside cells of the model host Nicotiana benthamiana. FP-PiRXLR fusions were predominantly nucleo-cytoplasmic, nuclear, or plasma membrane-associated. Some also localized to the endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, peroxisomes, or microtubules, suggesting diverse sites of subcellular activity. Seven of the 25 PiRXLRs examined during infection accumulated at sites of haustorium penetration, probably due to co-localization with host target processes; Pi16663 (Avr1), for example, localized to Sec5-associated mobile bodies which showed perihaustorial accumulation. Forty-five FP-RXLR fusions enhanced pathogen leaf colonization when expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana, revealing that their presence was beneficial to infection. Co-expression of PiRXLRs that target and suppress different immune pathways resulted in an additive enhancement of colonization, indicating the potential to study effector combinations using transient expression assays. We provide a broad platform of high confidence P. infestans effector candidates from which to investigate the mechanisms, singly and in combination, by which this pathogen causes disease.

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Host-Pathogen InteractionsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsNicotianaPhytophthora infestansPlant DiseasesUp-RegulationVirulence FactorsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsVirulence Factors

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PMID30329083
PMCPMC6305197

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