Aug 2026
Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. Manihotis effector XopAG impairs cassava immunity by hijacking MeHSP26 to suppress flavonoid biosynthesis.
The study showed that deletion of XopAG did not affect morphology or extracellular enzyme production of Xpm, but significantly attenuated its virulence on cassava, thereby attenuating cassava immunity during early Xpm inoculation.
Liyun Yang, Yi-Xuan Wang, Dan Yang et al.
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