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Oomycetes produce thick-walled oospores during sexual reproduction
Sexual reproduction, which produces a large number of oospores, is an essential stage of the life cycle of oomycetes. The oospores are thick-walled, making them highly resistant to environmental influences and they can survive for several years. This study highlights CRISPR/CAS9-mediated genetic manipulation technologies and an RNA-binding protein-mediated molecular mechanism that will help to elucidate this key biological process. Feng et al.
Image Credit: Feng H, 2021
Citation: (2021) PLoS Pathogens Issue Image | Vol. 17(10) October 2021. PLoS Pathog 17(10): ev17.i10. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.ppat.v17.i10
Published: October 31, 2021
Copyright: © 2021 . This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Sexual reproduction, which produces a large number of oospores, is an essential stage of the life cycle of oomycetes. The oospores are thick-walled, making them highly resistant to environmental influences and they can survive for several years. This study highlights CRISPR/CAS9-mediated genetic manipulation technologies and an RNA-binding protein-mediated molecular mechanism that will help to elucidate this key biological process. Feng et al.
Image Credit: Feng H, 2021