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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: During infection pathogens secrete small molecules, termed effectors, to manipulate
and control the interaction with their specific hosts. Both the pathogen and the
plant are under high selective pressure to rapidly adapt and co-evolve in what
is usually referred to as molecular arms race. Components of the host’s immune
system form a network that processes information about molecules with a foreign
origin and damage-associated signals, integrating them with developmental and
abiotic cues to adapt the plant’s responses. Both in the case of nucleotide-binding
leucine-rich repeat receptors and leucine-rich repeat receptor kinases interaction
networks have been extensively characterized. However, little is known on whether
pathogenic effectors form complexes to overcome plant immunity and promote disease.
Ustilago maydis, a biotrophic fungal pathogen that infects maize plants, produces
effectors that target hubs in the immune network of the host cell. Here we assess
the capability of U. maydis effector candidates to interact with each other, which
may play a crucial role during the infection process. Using a systematic yeast-two-hybrid
approach and based on a preliminary pooled screen, we selected 63 putative effectors
for one-on-one matings with a library of nearly 300 effector candidates. We found
that 126 of these effector candidates interacted either with themselves or other
predicted effectors. Although the functional relevance of the observed interactions
remains elusive, we propose that the observed abundance in complex formation between
effectors adds an additional level of complexity to effector research and should
be taken into consideration when studying effector evolution and function. Based
on this fundamental finding, we suggest various scenarios which could evolutionarily
drive the formation and stabilization of an effector interactome.
article_number: '1437'
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: André
full_name: Alcântara, André
last_name: Alcântara
- first_name: Jason
full_name: Bosch, Jason
last_name: Bosch
- first_name: Fahimeh
full_name: Nazari, Fahimeh
last_name: Nazari
- first_name: Gesa
full_name: Hoffmann, Gesa
last_name: Hoffmann
- first_name: Michelle C
full_name: Gallei, Michelle C
id: 35A03822-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Gallei
orcid: 0000-0003-1286-7368
- first_name: Simon
full_name: Uhse, Simon
last_name: Uhse
- first_name: Martin A.
full_name: Darino, Martin A.
last_name: Darino
- first_name: Toluwase
full_name: Olukayode, Toluwase
last_name: Olukayode
- first_name: Daniel
full_name: Reumann, Daniel
last_name: Reumann
- first_name: Laura
full_name: Baggaley, Laura
last_name: Baggaley
- first_name: Armin
full_name: Djamei, Armin
last_name: Djamei
citation:
ama: Alcântara A, Bosch J, Nazari F, et al. Systematic Y2H screening reveals extensive
effector-complex formation. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2019;10(11). doi:10.3389/fpls.2019.01437
apa: Alcântara, A., Bosch, J., Nazari, F., Hoffmann, G., Gallei, M. C., Uhse, S.,
… Djamei, A. (2019). Systematic Y2H screening reveals extensive effector-complex
formation. Frontiers in Plant Science. Frontiers. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01437
chicago: Alcântara, André, Jason Bosch, Fahimeh Nazari, Gesa Hoffmann, Michelle
C Gallei, Simon Uhse, Martin A. Darino, et al. “Systematic Y2H Screening Reveals
Extensive Effector-Complex Formation.” Frontiers in Plant Science. Frontiers,
2019. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01437.
ieee: A. Alcântara et al., “Systematic Y2H screening reveals extensive effector-complex
formation,” Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 10, no. 11. Frontiers, 2019.
ista: Alcântara A, Bosch J, Nazari F, Hoffmann G, Gallei MC, Uhse S, Darino MA,
Olukayode T, Reumann D, Baggaley L, Djamei A. 2019. Systematic Y2H screening reveals
extensive effector-complex formation. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10(11), 1437.
mla: Alcântara, André, et al. “Systematic Y2H Screening Reveals Extensive Effector-Complex
Formation.” Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 10, no. 11, 1437, Frontiers,
2019, doi:10.3389/fpls.2019.01437.
short: A. Alcântara, J. Bosch, F. Nazari, G. Hoffmann, M.C. Gallei, S. Uhse, M.A.
Darino, T. Olukayode, D. Reumann, L. Baggaley, A. Djamei, Frontiers in Plant Science
10 (2019).
date_created: 2019-12-15T23:00:43Z
date_published: 2019-11-14T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-04-16T08:34:31Z
day: '14'
ddc:
- '580'
department:
- _id: JiFr
doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01437
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publication: Frontiers in Plant Science
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title: Systematic Y2H screening reveals extensive effector-complex formation
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