PacC-dependent adaptation and modulation of host cellular pH controls hemibiotrophic invasive growth and disease development by the rice blast fungus
X.-L. Chen, D. He, C. Yin, J. Yang, J. Sun, D. Wang, M. Xue, Z. Li, Z. Peng, D. Chen, W. Zhao, J.-R. Xu, N. J. Talbot, Y.-L. Peng
This study identifies the PacC-dependent pH signaling pathway in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae, showing it regulates host pH changes and the switch between biotrophic and necrotrophic growth, essential for disease development.
bioRxiv · Jun 22, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology