The Molecular Dialogue Between Zymoseptoria tritici and Wheat

Zymoseptoria tritici is a highly damaging pathogen that causes high wheat yield losses in temperate climates. Z. tritici emerged during the domestication of wheat in the Fertile Crescent and has been extensively used as a model system for population genetic and genomic studies. New genetic tools and...

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Main Authors: Lukas Meile, Cristian Carrasco-López, Cécile Lorrain, Gert H. J. Kema, Cyrille Saintenac, Andrea Sánchez-Vallet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The American Phytopathological Society 2025-01-01
Series:Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
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Online Access:https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI-08-24-0091-IRW
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Summary:Zymoseptoria tritici is a highly damaging pathogen that causes high wheat yield losses in temperate climates. Z. tritici emerged during the domestication of wheat in the Fertile Crescent and has been extensively used as a model system for population genetic and genomic studies. New genetic tools and resources have provided a better understanding of the molecular components involved in the wheat-Z. tritici interaction, which is highlighted by the cloning of three wheat resistance genes and four Z. tritici avirulence genes. Despite the considerable progress made in the last few years, the mechanisms that mediate Z. tritici colonization remain largely unknown. In this review, we summarize the latest advances in understanding the molecular components mediating wheat-Z. tritici interactions, and we discuss future research lines to close current knowledge gaps. [Figure: see text] Copyright © 2025 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY 4.0 International license.
ISSN:0894-0282
1943-7706