Mpg1 and Mhp1 are both hydrophobin proteins [23,46], whereas Pth11 and Wish, being G-protein coupled receptors, sense the hydrophobic components on the host surface [45,47]; these four genes are all involved in the process of infection-related morphogenesis, implying that MoMCP1 might modulate these pathogenicity genes during infection. Here, NCKIPSD is linked to infection.