The Fungal Effector Avr-Pita Suppresses Innate Immunity by Increasing COX Activity in Rice Mitochondria.
Jingluan HanXiaoyu WangFengpin WangZhe ZhaoGousi LiXiaoyuan ZhuJing SuLetian ChenPublished 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.