Plant pathogen invasion through extracellular defence evasion

Baoye He
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 24 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02343-1 The oomycete Phytophthora capsici secretes a tailored lipase that targets plant TET8- and TET9-extracellular vesicles to suppress extracellular vesicle-mediated plant defence.