A conserved fungal Knr4/Smi1 protein is vital for maintaining cell wall integrity and host plant pathogenesis
Erika Kroll, Carlos Bayón, J. J. Rudd, Victoria J. Armer, Anjana Magaji-Umashankar, Ryan M. Ames, Martin Urban, Neil Andrew Brown, Kim Elizabeth Hammond-Kosack
This study identifies FgKnr4 as a conserved fungal protein critical for cell wall integrity and pathogenicity, validated through network analysis and functional studies in Fusarium graminearum and Zymoseptoria tritici.
PLoS Pathogens · Jan 9, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology