The secreted in xylem protein Foc4-SIX13 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense race 4 targets the banana Nudix hydrolase and contributes to its virulence

2025/11/22 by Wenjing Chen, Jiamin Zheng, Jiahui Wu +8 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Banana Cultivation and Research #Fungal and yeast genetics research #Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

paper · doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2025.101694

openalex publication_date 2025/11/22 · crossref created 2025/11/22 · openalex created_date 2025/11/23 · crossref issued 2026/02/01 · crossref published 2026/02/01 · crossref published-print 2026/02/01 · crossref deposited 2026/03/18 · crossref indexed 2026/06/01 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/13

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Discussions

• Bananas are one of the world’s most economically important crops, and under constant threat from Fusarium oxysporum. Research has identified a fungal protein that drives infection - a possible target [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]