The penetration ring is a novel infection structure formed by the penetration peg for invading plant cell membrane in rice blast fungus
Wenqin Fang, Xiaoyu Zai, Jia Chen, Yakubu Saddeeq Abubakar, Qiuqiu Wu, Zhenyu Fang, Xiuwei Huang, Xiang Gan, Daniel J. Ebbole, Zonghua Wang, Wenhui Zheng
This paper identifies a novel penetration ring formed by secreted proteins in the rice blast fungus after cell wall penetration, which persists at the plasma membrane interface during invasion.
bioRxiv · Jul 11, 2024 · PreprintPathology