FgPel2, a Secreted Pectate Lyase, Acts as a Virulence Factor in Fusarium graminearum.
Pectate lyases (Pels) are critical cell wall-degrading enzymes that facilitate plant infection by many phytopathogens. However, their functional contributions in Fusarium graminearum remain largely unexplored. Here, we identified and functionally characterized FgPel2, a pectate lyase in F. graminearum. FgPel2 possesses...