A bacterial effector uncovers a metabolic pathway involved in resistance to bacterial wilt disease
Y. Wang, R. J. Morcillo, G. Yu, A. Zhao, H. Xue, J. S. Rufian, Y. Sang, A. Macho
This study identifies a metabolic pathway involving pyruvate decarboxylases that contributes to plant resistance against bacterial wilt disease, and shows how a bacterial effector inhibits this pathway to promote disease.
bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2020Plant Biology