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New publication about fungal pathogens

03/08/2023

A group of scientists led by CEPLAS members Paul Schulze-Lefert and Jijie Chai (both MPIPZ) published a new paper in the Journal PNAS.

Paul Schulze-Lefert and Jijie Chai
Copyright: Stephan Geiger, University of Cologne
fungal pathogens
Copyright: Yu Cao

The authors reported the structures of several powdery mildew effectors from different subfamilies and shed light on how harmful fungi evade recognition by their plant hosts and aid infection.

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