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NFC1 expression in a conditionally pathogenic Colletotrichum tofieldiae is tightly controlled by host phosphate status, with CtPHO4 repressing NFC1 and colonization during phosphate starvation.
- Why it matters: Plant-associated fungi must coordinate nutrient adaptation with host colonization, but the regulatory link between metabolic state and infection is unclear.
- What they did: They identified NFC1 and tested phosphate starvation response using plant phosphate starvation response mutants and phosphate supplementation, measuring NFC1 expression and colonization.
- The result: CtPHO4 represses NFC1 and colonization under phosphate starvation while activating canonical PSR genes, whereas phosphate sufficiency strongly induces NFC1 and promotes infection, partially conserved in a beneficial strain.
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