Evolution of RXLR-Class Effectors in the Oomycete Plant Pathogen Phytophthora ramorum

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 8; no. 11; p. e79347
• Main Authors: Goss, Erica M., Press, Caroline M., Grünwald, Niklaus J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 07.11.2013; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Agriculture; Amino acids; Bioinformatics; Coevolution; Comparative analysis; Divergence; Effectors; Evolution; Evolution, Molecular; Gene conversion; Gene duplication; Gene Expression; Gene families; Gene sequencing; Genes; Genes, Fungal; Genomes; Genomic analysis; Health aspects; Homology; Horticulture; Host plants; Host-Pathogen Interactions; Hypothesis testing; INDEL Mutation; Laboratories; Molecular Sequence Data; Multigene Family; Mutation; Pathogens; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Phytophthora; Phytophthora - classification; Phytophthora - genetics; Phytophthora infestans; Phytophthora ramorum; Plants - immunology; Plants - microbiology; Point Mutation; Polymorphism, Genetic; Recombination; Recombination, Genetic; Researchers; Selection, Genetic; Speciation; Oregon; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US

Phytophthora plant pathogens contain many hundreds of effectors potentially involved in infection of host plants. Comparative genomic analyses have shown that these effectors evolve rapidly and have been subject to recent expansions. We examined the recent sequence evolution of RXLR-class effector g...