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. 2022 Jul 4;34(7):2584-2585.
doi: 10.1093/plcell/koac115.

Sweet talk: A plant protein releases a fungal β-glucan to enhance colonization

Marco Bürger  1   2
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Sweet talk: A plant protein releases a fungal β-glucan to enhance colonization

Marco Bürger. Plant Cell. .
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HvBGLUII is hijacked to produce β-GD. HvBGLUII usually digests linear β-1,3-glucan, triggering defensive ROS accumulation. In the presence of plant-colonizing fungi, HvBGLUII releases a ROS scavenging β-1,3:1,6-glucan decasaccharide (β-GD) from the fungal EPS matrix, mitigating plant defense and enhancing fungal colonization. Adapted from Chandrasekar et al. (2022), Figure 6.
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