Fungi hijack a plant apoplastic endoglucanase to release a ROS scavenging β-glucan decasaccharide to subvert immune responses
B. Chandrasekar, A. Wanke, S. Wawra, P. Saake, L. Mahdi, N. Charura, M. Neidert, M. Malisic, M. Thiele, M. Dama, M. Pauly, A. Zuccaro
The paper identifies a fungal extracellular polysaccharide matrix component, β-1,3;1,6-glucan decasaccharide, released by a plant enzyme that suppresses plant immunity and enhances fungal colonization.
bioRxiv · May 10, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology