A broadly conserved phytoplasma α/β-hydrolase effector, SGP-7, is a catalytically active esterase that hydrolyses strigolactone analogues and alters shoot architecture
Phytoplasmas are obligate, phloem-limited bacterial pathogens that reprogram host development through secreted effector proteins. The effectors characterized to date, including SAP11, SAP54/PHYL1, SAP05 and SWP1, act principally by binding and destabilizing host transcription factors. Although α/β-hydrolase-fold phytop...