Effectors — key proteins in the interaction potato — Phytophthora infestans

Marta Brylińska

m.brylinska@ihar.edu.pl
Pracownia Badania Odporności na Grzyby i Bakterie, Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin — Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Młochów (Poland)

Jadwiga Śliwka


Pracownia Badania Odporności na Grzyby i Bakterie, Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin — Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Młochów (Poland)

Abstract

Potato is one of the most appreciated crops in the world, with total production near 340 million tons making it the fourth most important crop plant. Potato production is severely reduced by late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans. This pathogen is so successful thanks to proteins secreted during interaction with the host — effectors. The identification and knowledge of functions of a wide variety of effector proteins are very important for understanding the interactions of plants with pathogens and may find practical use in resistance breeding. The plant is defended by resistance (R) proteins. In this review the knowledge about interactions between effectors and R proteins was summarized with potato — P. infestans pathosystem as an example. Two different classes of effectors were presented. The plant immune system model was discussed as well as the host responses to infection. We presented examples of the most studied effectors which employ different mechanisms for evading recognition by the resistance proteins.

Supporting Agencies

Research financed from Norwegian funds, under the Polish-Norwegian Research Cooperation program implemented by the National Center for Research and Development, POTPAT project (Pol-Nor/202448/28/2013)

Keywords:

late blight, resistance, Solnaum tuberosum

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Published
2014-03-31

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Brylińska, M. and Śliwka, J. (2014) “Effectors — key proteins in the interaction potato — Phytophthora infestans”, Bulletin of Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, (271), pp. 109–118. doi: 10.37317/biul-2014-0045.

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Marta Brylińska 
m.brylinska@ihar.edu.pl
Pracownia Badania Odporności na Grzyby i Bakterie, Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin — Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Młochów Poland

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Jadwiga Śliwka 

Pracownia Badania Odporności na Grzyby i Bakterie, Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin — Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Młochów Poland

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