Communications Biology (Oct 2022)

Intron turnover is essential to the development and pathogenicity of the plant pathogenic fungus Fusarium graminearum

  • Yejin Choi,
  • Hyun-Hee Lee,
  • Jiyeun Park,
  • Sieun Kim,
  • Soyoung Choi,
  • Heeji Moon,
  • Jiyoung Shin,
  • Jung-Eun Kim,
  • Gyung Ja Choi,
  • Young-Su Seo,
  • Hokyoung Son

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04111-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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RNA lariat debranching enzyme Dbr1 is required for intron turnover in the fungal plant pathogen Fusarium graminearum , and accumulation of lariat RNA affects its development and pathogenesis.