The RXLR-EER Motif Determines an Unconventional Secretion Pathway Associated with Extracellular Vesicle Production https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.07.663508v1
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Transposon activity eliminates a crucial fungal secondary metabolite cluster while preserving pathogenicity
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Apothecium is shooting ascospores on the lids. Shiny dots are ascospores. You can see all 8 of the ascospores from a single ascus being deposited on the lid.
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Botrytis cinerea apothecium is shooting ascospores from ascus!
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