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Chemical Science Symposium 2021: Biohybrid Approaches to Sustainable Energy Conversion

Chemical Science Symposium 2021: Biohybrid Approaches to Sustainable Energy Conversion
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Essential virulence proteins of corn smut discovered

Credit: MPI f. Terrestrial Microbiology/ Geisel To infect its host plant maize, the fungal parasite Ustilago maydis uses a complex of seven proteins. Numerous findings reveal an essential role of the complex in causing disease and suggest a widespread occurence in fungal plant pathogens. Each year, fungal plant pathogens such as rusts, rice blast and mildews destroy huge amounts of cereal crops that could feed millions of people. Many of these fungi are biotrophic pathogens: Instead of killing their host plants, they manipulate host cells to assure that these sustain fungal growth. Among these pathogens, the corn smut fungus Ustilago maydis has emerged as a model for basic research on biotrophic fungi.

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