Diverse Gram-negative pathogens like Pseudomonas syringae employ type III secreted effector (T3SE) proteins as primary virulence factors that combat host immunity and promote disease. T3SEs can also b
Ustilago maydis is a biotrophic fungus causing corn smut disease in maize. To downregulate immune responses and promote host colonization, U. maydis secretes a set of effector proteins into the plant
Large scale proteomics of Blumeria graminis f.sp. hordei DH14 has been conducted with a new ORF database containing candidate secreted effector proteins (CSEPs). With a comparative approach, CSEPs o
