Fungal dual-domain LysM effectors undergo chitin-induced intermolecular, and not intramolecular, dimerization
H. Tian, G. Fiorin, A. Kombrink, J. Mesters, B. Thomma
This study shows that fungal dual-domain LysM effectors form intermolecular rather than intramolecular dimers upon chitin binding, leading to lower affinity compared to Ecp6 but enabling polymer formation.
bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2020Plant Biology