Bodyguards: Pathogen-Derived Decoys That Protect Virulence Factors

Trends Plant Sci. 2017 May;22(5):355-357. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2017.03.004. Epub 2017 Mar 27.

Abstract

Recent studies on plant-pathogen interactions have exposed a new strategy used by plant pathogens: decoy effectors that protect virulence factors. Examples of these "bodyguards" include the recently discovered PsXLP1 from Phytophthora sojae and truncated TALEs from Xanthomonas oryzae. These examples suggest important roles for seemingly non-functional effector proteins in distracting the host.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Host-Pathogen Interactions
  • Plant Diseases / genetics
  • Plant Diseases / microbiology
  • Plant Proteins / genetics
  • Plant Proteins / metabolism*
  • Virulence Factors / metabolism
  • Xanthomonas / metabolism
  • Xanthomonas / pathogenicity

Substances

  • Plant Proteins
  • Virulence Factors