Glycerol generates turgor in rice blast

Many plant pathogenic fungi are able to penetrate the cuticles of their host plants by elaborating specialized cells known as appressoria. The morphology and development of appressoria have been well studied, but little is known about how these cells are able to breach the tough plant surface. We ha...

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 389; no. 6648; p. 244
Main Authors de Jong, Joke C, McCormack, Barbara J, Smirnoff, Nicholas, Talbot, Nicholas J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group 18.09.1997
Subjects
Biosynthesis
Glycerol
Host plants
Instituut voor Agrobiologisch en Bodemvruchtbaarheidsonderzoek
Magnaporthe grisea
Membranes
Oryza sativa
Research Institute for Agrobiology and Soil Fertility
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Summary:Many plant pathogenic fungi are able to penetrate the cuticles of their host plants by elaborating specialized cells known as appressoria. The morphology and development of appressoria have been well studied, but little is known about how these cells are able to breach the tough plant surface. We have now found that the appressoria of rice blast fungus (Magnaporthe grisea) use glycerol to generate pressure which ruptures plant cuticles.
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ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/38418