FIGURE 2.

Symptoms of transient expression of CEPs in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves after agro-infiltration. (A–G) Seven VmEPs suppress BAX-induced cell death. (H) Most CEPs, like VM1G_04728, could not suppress BAX-induced PCD. Leaves were infiltrated with A. tumefaciens containing a PVX vector, either empty, or carrying the Bax gene, or the candidate effector genes within the regions indicated by the dashed lines. Photos were taken four to 5 days after the last infiltration. Numbers, for instance 20/27, indicate that 20 out of 27 times infiltrated leaves showed the same symptoms.