Necrosis-inducing Phytophthora protein

Identification of 18 genes encoding necrosis-inducing proteins from the plant pathogen Phytophthora capsici (Pythiaceae: Oomycetes)

B. Z. Feng, Li, P. Q., Fu, L., Sun, B. B., and Zhang, X. G., Identification of 18 genes encoding necrosis-inducing proteins from the plant pathogen Phytophthora capsici (Pythiaceae: Oomycetes), vol. 10. pp. 910-922, 2011.

Phytophthora capsici is an aggressive plant pathogen that affects solanaceous and cucurbitaceous hosts. Necrosis-inducing Phytophthora proteins (NPPs) are a group of secreted toxins found particularly in oomycetes. Several NPPs from Phytophthora species trigger plant cell death and activate host defense gene expression. We isolated 18 P. capsici NPP genes, of which 12 were active during hypha growth from a Phytophthora stain isolated from pepper (Capsicum annuum) plants in China.

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