Table 2.
Effector genes from filamentous fungal pathogens with orthologues in the Venturia inaequalis whole genome sequence (WGS).
| Gene | Similarity score against Venturia inaequalis WGS | Organism | Host | Biological activity | Involvement in virulence/pathogenicity | Corresponding R gene | No. cysteine residues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecp6 | 6e‐43 | Cladosporium fulvum | Tomato | LysM domains: chitin binding to scavenge chitin to prevent recognition by plant | Required for full virulence | 8 | |
| AvrLm6 | 3e‐08 | Leptosphaeria maculans | Oil seed rape | Induces an HR | Not required for full virulence | Rlm6 | 6 |
| Avr‐Pita | 3e‐11 | Magnaporthe oryzae | Rice | Putative zinc metalloprotease | Not required for pathogenicity | Pi‐ta | 8 |
HR, hypersensitive reaction.