The ASH1-PEX16 regulatory pathway controls peroxisome biogenesis for appressorium-mediated insect infection by a fungal pathogen.
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2217145120
Abstract: Entomopathogenic fungi infect insects by penetrating through the cuticle into the host body. To breach the host cuticle, some fungal pathogens produce specialized infection cells called appressoria, which develop enormous turgor pressure to allow cuticle… read more here.
Keywords: turgor generation; infection; appressorium; cuticle ... See more keywords