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Intro
Series Preface
The Mycota Series-2022
Volume Preface to the Third Edition
Contents
Editors and Contributors
Part I: Pathogenic Fungus-Plant Interactions
1: Modulation of Host Immunity and Development by Ustilago maydis
1.1 Ustilago maydis, the Causal Agent of Maize Smut Disease
1.1.1 The Process of Infection
1.1.2 Ustilago maydis Inside the Plant
1.1.3 The Molecular Basis of Biotrophy
1.1.4 The Infection Cycle Ends with Spore Formation
1.2 Evolution, Structure, and Features of U. maydis Effectors
1.2.1 The Clustered Occurrence of the Effectome
1.2.2 Inter- and Intraspecific Effectome Differences
1.2.3 Effectome Evolution
1.2.4 Effectors and Their Impact on Pathogen Fitness
1.2.5 The Effector Interactome
1.3 Transcriptional Regulation of the U. maydis Effectome
1.3.1 Early Regulators of Biotrophy
1.3.2 Late Regulators of Biotrophy
1.3.3 Post-Transcriptional Regulation of the Effectome and Its Transcriptional Feedback
1.3.4 Spatial Regulation of the Effectome
1.3.5 Host Accession Specific Effector Regulation
1.4 The Molecular Functions of U. maydis Effectors
1.4.1 Antimicrobial Effectors and Niche Protection
1.4.2 Antimicrobial Secondary Metabolites of U. maydis
1.4.3 Indirect Niche Protection by U. maydis?
1.4.4 Intraspecific Competition of U. maydis
1.5 Extracellular Plant Immunity Modulation by U. maydis
1.5.1 The Apoplastic Battleground
1.5.2 Interference with Pathogenesis-Related Plant Proteins
1.5.3 Fungal Cell-Wall Associated Effectors
1.5.4 Protease Inhibition as a Key Virulence Mechanism
1.6 U. maydis Effectors with Intracellular Virulence Functions
1.6.1 Salicylic Acid Signaling Manipulation by U. maydis
1.6.2 Secondary Metabolism Manipulation
1.6.3 Tumorigenic Effectors
1.6.4 Functional Clusters of Effectors
1.6.5 Maize Lipoxygenase 3, Susceptibility Factor and Effector Target
1.6.6 Exploiting Growth Versus Defense Antagonism
1.6.7 A Possible Translocation Machinery for Intracellular Effectors
1.7 U. maydis as a Model System in the Post-Genomic Era
References
2: RNA Dialogues in Fungal-Plant Relationships
2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 Fungal-Plant Communication
2.1.2 Regulatory Small RNAs and RNAi
2.1.3 Fungal Extracellular RNAs
2.2 Cross-Kingdom RNAi in Fungal-Plant Relationships
2.3 RNA Translocation in Fungi and Plants
2.3.1 Transport of mRNAs
2.3.2 Fungal EVs and Their Function in RNA Transport
2.4 RNAi-Based Applications for Antifungal Disease Control in Plants
2.4.1 Host-Induced Gene Silencing in Fungal-Plant Interactions
2.4.2 Spray-Induced Gene Silencing in Fungal-Plant Interactions
2.5 Conclusions
2.5.1 Fungal sRNA Effectors
2.5.2 RNA Transport
References
3: The Role of Tox Effector Proteins in the Parastagonospora Nodorum-Wheat Interaction
3.1 Introduction
Series Preface
The Mycota Series-2022
Volume Preface to the Third Edition
Contents
Editors and Contributors
Part I: Pathogenic Fungus-Plant Interactions
1: Modulation of Host Immunity and Development by Ustilago maydis
1.1 Ustilago maydis, the Causal Agent of Maize Smut Disease
1.1.1 The Process of Infection
1.1.2 Ustilago maydis Inside the Plant
1.1.3 The Molecular Basis of Biotrophy
1.1.4 The Infection Cycle Ends with Spore Formation
1.2 Evolution, Structure, and Features of U. maydis Effectors
1.2.1 The Clustered Occurrence of the Effectome
1.2.2 Inter- and Intraspecific Effectome Differences
1.2.3 Effectome Evolution
1.2.4 Effectors and Their Impact on Pathogen Fitness
1.2.5 The Effector Interactome
1.3 Transcriptional Regulation of the U. maydis Effectome
1.3.1 Early Regulators of Biotrophy
1.3.2 Late Regulators of Biotrophy
1.3.3 Post-Transcriptional Regulation of the Effectome and Its Transcriptional Feedback
1.3.4 Spatial Regulation of the Effectome
1.3.5 Host Accession Specific Effector Regulation
1.4 The Molecular Functions of U. maydis Effectors
1.4.1 Antimicrobial Effectors and Niche Protection
1.4.2 Antimicrobial Secondary Metabolites of U. maydis
1.4.3 Indirect Niche Protection by U. maydis?
1.4.4 Intraspecific Competition of U. maydis
1.5 Extracellular Plant Immunity Modulation by U. maydis
1.5.1 The Apoplastic Battleground
1.5.2 Interference with Pathogenesis-Related Plant Proteins
1.5.3 Fungal Cell-Wall Associated Effectors
1.5.4 Protease Inhibition as a Key Virulence Mechanism
1.6 U. maydis Effectors with Intracellular Virulence Functions
1.6.1 Salicylic Acid Signaling Manipulation by U. maydis
1.6.2 Secondary Metabolism Manipulation
1.6.3 Tumorigenic Effectors
1.6.4 Functional Clusters of Effectors
1.6.5 Maize Lipoxygenase 3, Susceptibility Factor and Effector Target
1.6.6 Exploiting Growth Versus Defense Antagonism
1.6.7 A Possible Translocation Machinery for Intracellular Effectors
1.7 U. maydis as a Model System in the Post-Genomic Era
References
2: RNA Dialogues in Fungal-Plant Relationships
2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 Fungal-Plant Communication
2.1.2 Regulatory Small RNAs and RNAi
2.1.3 Fungal Extracellular RNAs
2.2 Cross-Kingdom RNAi in Fungal-Plant Relationships
2.3 RNA Translocation in Fungi and Plants
2.3.1 Transport of mRNAs
2.3.2 Fungal EVs and Their Function in RNA Transport
2.4 RNAi-Based Applications for Antifungal Disease Control in Plants
2.4.1 Host-Induced Gene Silencing in Fungal-Plant Interactions
2.4.2 Spray-Induced Gene Silencing in Fungal-Plant Interactions
2.5 Conclusions
2.5.1 Fungal sRNA Effectors
2.5.2 RNA Transport
References
3: The Role of Tox Effector Proteins in the Parastagonospora Nodorum-Wheat Interaction
3.1 Introduction