Regressive evolution of an effector following a host jump in the Irish Potato Famine Pathogen Lineage
E. K. Zess, Y. F. Dagdas, E. Peers, A. Maqbool, M. J. Banfield, T. O. Bozkurt, S. Kamoun
The paper shows that a key functional motif in the effector PexRD54 of Phytophthora mirabilis degenerated after a host jump, leading to reduced interaction with host ATG8 proteins.
bioRxiv · Oct 4, 2021Plant Biology