Verticillium dahliae ubiquitin-specific proteases coordinate key developmental processes and pathogenicity
Ying-Yu Chen, Miriam Leonard, Melissa Kocatürk, Nils Frederik Aßmann, Marvin Bromm, Merle Aden, Kerstin Schmitt, Oliver Valerius, Rebekka Harting, Gerhard H. Braus
This study identifies Usp3 and Usp1 as critical deubiquitinases in Verticillium dahliae that regulate developmental processes and pathogenicity by modulating ubiquitination and gene expression.
bioRxiv · May 27, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology