The Fungal Effector Avr-Pita Suppresses Innate Immunity by Increasing COX Activity in Rice Mitochondria.

Jingluan HanXiaoyu WangFengpin WangZhe ZhaoGousi LiXiaoyuan ZhuJing SuLetian Chen

Published in: Rice (New York, N.Y.) (2021)

Taken together, these findings suggest that the fungal pathogen M. oryzae delivers the effector Avr-Pita to the host plant, where it enhances COX activity thus decreasing ROS accumulation. Therefore, this effector suppresses host innate immunity by perturbing ROS metabolism in the mitochondria.

Keyphrases

cell death
reactive oxygen species
regulatory t cells
dendritic cells
type iii
signaling pathway
dna damage
cell wall
endoplasmic reticulum
immune response
candida albicans