A novel chitinase-like family of candidate effectors unique to aphids
Rosa López-Cobollo, Simone Altmann, Peter Thorpe, Nadine Douglas, Po‐Yuan Shih, Laura Eccleston, Mark Lord, Eunji Hong, Emese Klug, Javaid Iqbal, Jorunn I. B. Bos, James C. Carolan, Colin G. N. Turnbull
The paper identifies a novel aphid-specific effector family, CHL, associated with avirulence through differential expression and structural analysis.
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions · Oct 31, 2025Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology