Plant BiologybioRxiv
A fungal endophyte-generated nucleoside signal regulates host cell death and promotes root colonization
N. Dunken, H. Widmer, G. U. Balcke…·A. Zuccaro
This study identifies fungal enzymes that produce a metabolite triggering plant cell death, which is essential for fungal colonization of roots.
DOI 10.1016/j.chom.2024.10.020