From appressorium to transpressorium—Defining the morphogenetic basis of host cell invasion by the rice blast fungus

[...]we evaluate evidence suggesting that a specialised infection cell—the transpressorium—is necessary for invasive growth. First of all, a hard hydrophobic surface [6] must be recognised by M. oryzae, which requires the Pmk1 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling pathway. [...]the 3-ce...

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