Retrotransposons as pathogenicity factors of the plant pathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea
Antoine Porquier, Constance Tisserant, Francisco Salinas, Carla Glassl, Lucas Esteban Wange, Wolfgang Enard, Andreas Hauser, Matthias Hahn, Arne Weiberg
This study identifies retrotransposons as pathogenicity factors in the fungus Botrytis cinerea by showing their role in enhancing aggressiveness and suppressing plant defense genes through BcsRNA production.
Genome biology · Aug 16, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics