Jasmonic acid signalling is targeted by a smut fungal Tin2-fold effector
Summia Gul, Gabriel Mendoza-Rojas, Max Heinen, Natascha Heßler, Stefanie Galle, Jürgen Zeier, Sander H. J. Smits, Florian Altegoer, Vera Göhre
The paper identifies Tue1, a fungal effector from Thecaphora thlaspeos, which interacts with JAZ10 to modulate jasmonate signaling in plants, suggesting a conserved structural effector family in fungal pathogens.
Journal of Experimental Botany · Aug 29, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry