ERF and fungal infectious disease: Recently, Darino et al. found that a functional effector of U. maydis, jasmonate/ethylene signaling inducer 1 (Jsi1), acted with various members of the plant Topless/Topless related corepressor family and increased the transcription of the ethylene response factor (ERF) branch of the JA/ET signaling pathway, promoting fungal infection (Darino et al., 2021).