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Sep 2026
An apoplastic effector Uv7366 contributes to Ustilaginoidea virens virulence and elicits plant immunity
ABSTRACT Ustilaginoidea virens (Cook) Takahashi, the causal agent of rice false smut disease (RFS), causes severe losses in yield and grain quality worldwide. The ascomycete pathogen deploys a large arsenal of effectors to facilitate infection, but only a few have been functionally characterized. In this study, we char...
Shu-Chen Wang, Wen Zhang, Wen-Yue Zheng et al.
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