The ectomycorrhizal basidiomycete Laccaria bicolor releases a GH28 polygalacturonase that plays a key role in symbiosis establishment
F. Zhang, A. Labourel, M. Haon, M. Kemppainen, E. D. S. Machado, N. Brouilly, C. Veneault-Fourrey, A. Kohler, M.-N. Rosso, A. Pardo, B. Henrissat, J.-G. Berrin, F. Martin
This study identifies LbGH28A, a polygalacturonase from Laccaria bicolor, as essential for ectomycorrhiza formation by degrading pectin in fungal and plant cell walls during symbiosis.
bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2021Plant Biology