Horizontal transfer of a conserved npc-2 like effector gene in rust fungi that suppresses cell death in plants
R. Jaswal, H. Dubey, K. Kiran, H. Rawal, G. Kumar, S. Rajarammohan, R. Deshmukh, H. Sonah, P. Prasad, S. C. Bhardwaj, N. Gupta, T. Sharma
The paper identifies a horizontally transferred NPC2-like effector gene from rust fungi that suppresses plant cell death by lipid binding, showing functional conservation with animal NPC2 proteins.
bioRxiv · Aug 18, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology