Killing softly: a roadmap of Botrytis cinerea pathogenicity

K Bi, Y Liang, T Mengiste, A Sharon - Trends in plant science, 2023 - cell.com
Botrytis cinerea, a widespread plant pathogen with a necrotrophic lifestyle, causes gray
mold disease in many crops. Massive secretion of enzymes and toxins was long considered …

Pathogenic mechanisms and control strategies of Botrytis cinerea causing post-harvest decay in fruits and vegetables

L Hua, C Yong, Z Zhanquan, L Boqiang… - Food Quality and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Botrytis cinerea is a significant necrotrophic plant pathogen causing devastating diseases
on more than 500 plant species, especially on fresh fruits and vegetables, resulting in the …

The multifaceted role of pectin methylesterase inhibitors (PMEIs)

A Wormit, B Usadel - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Plant cell walls are complex and dynamic structures that play important roles in growth and
development, as well as in response to stresses. Pectin is a major polysaccharide of cell …

A cerato‐platanin protein SsCP1 targets plant PR1 and contributes to virulence of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

G Yang, L Tang, Y Gong, J Xie, Y Fu, D Jiang… - New …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cerato‐platanin proteins (CP s), which are secreted by filamentous fungi, are phytotoxic to
host plants, but their functions have not been well defined to date. Here we characterized a …

Tuning of pectin methylesterification: consequences for cell wall biomechanics and development

G Levesque-Tremblay, J Pelloux, SA Braybrook… - Planta, 2015 - Springer
Main conclusion Recent publications have increased our knowledge of how pectin
composition and the degree of homogalacturonan methylesterification impact the …

Cell wall-associated kinases and pectin perception

BD Kohorn - Journal of experimental botany, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The pectin matrix of the angiosperm cell wall is regulated in both synthesis and modification
and greatly influences the direction and extent of cell growth. Pathogens, herbivory and …

Pectin Biosynthesis Is Critical for Cell Wall Integrity and Immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana

G Bethke, A Thao, G Xiong, B Li, NE Soltis… - The Plant …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Plant cell walls are important barriers against microbial pathogens. Cell walls of Arabidopsis
thaliana leaves contain three major types of polysaccharides: cellulose, various …

BcSpl1, a cerato‐platanin family protein, contributes to Botrytis cinerea virulence and elicits the hypersensitive response in the host

M Frías, C González, N Brito - New Phytologist, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Proteins belonging to the cerato‐platanin family are small proteins with phytotoxic activity. A
member of this family, BcSpl1, is one of the most abundant proteins in the Botrytis cinerea …

Molecular basis of pathogenesis of postharvest pathogenic fungi and control strategy in fruits: progress and prospect

ZQ Zhang, T Chen, BQ Li, GZ Qin, SP Tian - Molecular horticulture, 2021 - Springer
The disease caused by pathogenic fungi is the main cause of postharvest loss of fresh fruits.
The formulation of disease control strategies greatly depends on the understanding of …

Tools for Botrytis cinerea: new expression vectors make the gray mold fungus more accessible to cell biology approaches

J Schumacher - Fungal genetics and biology, 2012 - Elsevier
Targeted gene inactivation is extensively used in the plant pathogenic fungus Botrytis
cinerea for gene function analysis while strategies involving the expression of reporter …