AUTHOR=Rafiqi Maryam , Jelonek Lukas , Akum Ndifor F., Zhang Feng , Kogel Karl-Heinz 

TITLE=Effector candidates in the secretome of Piriformospora indica, a ubiquitous plant-associated fungus

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Plant Science

VOLUME=4

YEAR=2013

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2013.00228

DOI=10.3389/fpls.2013.00228

ISSN=1664-462X

ABSTRACT=<p>One of the emerging systems in plant–microbe interaction is the study of proteins, referred to as effectors, secreted by microbes in order to modulate host cells function and structure and to promote microbial growth on plant tissue. Current knowledge on fungal effectors derives mainly from biotrophic and hemibiotrophic plant fungal pathogens that have a limited host range. Here, we focus on effectors of <italic>Piriformospora indica</italic>, a soil borne endophyte forming intimate associations with roots of a wide range of plant species. Complete genome sequencing provides an opportunity to investigate the role of effectors during the interaction of this mutualistic fungus with plants. We describe <italic>in silico</italic> analyses to predict effectors of <italic>P. indica</italic> and we explore effector features considered here to mine a high priority protein list for functional analysis.</p>