R. Bombardelli

Grapevine rust fungus Neophysopella tropicalis deploys protein effectors with plant immunity-suppressing activity during sequential stages of pathogenesis

Germination of urediniospores marks the onset of infection by Neophysopella tropicalis, the causal agent of Asian grapevine leaf rust, yet the molecular mechanisms enabling this obligate biotrophic fungus to establish infection remain largely unknown. We combined transcriptomics, histological analyses, and functional a...