Recently, SHNU research team led by Qiao Yongli, professor from SHNU College of Life Sciences, published at Plant Biotechnology Journal, a research paper titled Phytophthora sojae effector PsAvh113 associates with the soybean transcription factor GmDPB to inhibit catalase-mediated immunity. It reveals the mechanism of how GmDPB, a soybean transcription factor, controls the soybean blight.
Phytophthora is recognized as one of the most devastating phytopathogen, posing a severe threat to agricultural production and ecosystem. According to the paper, PsAvh113 is a necessity to develop the toxicity of Phytophthora sojae.
The following is a model for PsAvh113 to function in soybean immunity.
Professor Qiao is the corresponding author, and three other students are the co-first authors. The research has been funded by NSFC( National Natural Science Foundation of China), SCST(Shanghai Municipal Committee of Science and Technology) and Shanghai Municipal Education Commission.
It can be reached by clicking https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.14043.
