Glycerol generates turgor in rice blast

• Published in: Nature (London) Vol. 389; no. 6648; p. 244
• Main Authors: de Jong, Joke C, McCormack, Barbara J, Smirnoff, Nicholas, Talbot, Nicholas J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...