Abc3-mediated efflux of an endogenous digoxin-like steroidal glycoside by Magnaporthe oryzae is necessary for host invasion during blast disease.

Magnaporthe oryzae, which causes the devastating rice-blast disease, invades its host plants via a specialized infection structure called the appressorium. Previously, we showed that the ATP-Binding Cassette 3 transporter is necessary for appressorial function (host penetration) in M. oryzae. Howeve...

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Main Authors: Rajesh N Patkar, Yang Kui Xue, Guanghou Shui, Markus R Wenk, Naweed I Naqvi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1002888&type=printable
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