Plant fungus interaction proteomics: An update

Abstract

Diversity of angiosperm is renowned and mechanism of perception and interaction with different environmental conditions is also variable. Patho-stress response in different plant families varies during the invasion of same or different fungal species. A major puzzle is how interaction and communication could increase fitness in plant at molecular level. Global proteome analysis of plant-pathosystem provides an invaluable resource for the identification of host as well as pathogen proteins involved in disease progression or immunity development. At protein level plant-fungal interaction upsurge the need to understand protein homeostasis and molecular adaptation of building blocks of cell to manifest natural selection for the host. Here, we examine the multilayered facets of interaction between organisms of two diverse kingdoms, namely plant and fungi at protein level based on more than 3000 identified host proteins till date.