Effectors breaking down the lignin fortress
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSingh et al. reveal how the effector ArPEC25 renders chickpea susceptible to a necrotrophic pathogen by targeting the transcription factor CaβLIM1a and negatively modulating the accumulation of lignin.
Shreenivas Kumar Singh, Kamal Kumar, Praveen Kumar Verma
Background: Adapted pathogens exploit…