Fungal enzyme strips chitin disguise to let wheat bunt pathogen slip past plant defenses
Researchers have identified TlCDA, a chitin deacetylase from the wheat common bunt pathogen Tilletia laevis, as a key virulence factor ...
Tag: plant-pathogen interactions
Wild wheat relatives yield new genetic weapons against tan spot disease
A genome-wide association study of a synthetic hexaploid wheat mapping population has identified 37 markers linked to tan spot resistance, ...
Tomato’s Hidden Immune Arsenal Revealed Across 76 Wild and Cultivated Genomes
A pan-genomic analysis of 76 tomato accessions reveals that immune receptor genes are dominated by shell lineages shaped by tandem ...
How a Single Peptide-Receptor Duo Governs Plant Immunity and Growth
A new review in Crop Health details how the RALF peptide and FERONIA receptor kinase pair coordinates plant growth, reproduction, ...
AI Sharpens Microscopic Hyperspectral Images to Reveal How Rice Fights Disease
A new deep learning network called MHISR reconstructs sharp microscopic hyperspectral images, enabling researchers to quantify rice disease resistance through ...
How a Plant Hormone Switches On Immunity: New Clues From Salicylic Acid Receptors
A new Nature study reveals how salicylic acid receptors activate plant defense genes through the Mediator subunit MED15A while simultaneously ...
Chemical Tag on Histones Governs Rice Immunity Against Viruses and Insect Pests
A new Genome Biology study shows that lysine succinylation of histones regulates rice defense genes, and that disabling the desuccinylase ...
Rice Cytoskeleton Gene BUI1 Revealed as a Master Switch for Broad-Spectrum Disease Resistance
Researchers have discovered that the rice formin gene BUI1 coordinates actin cytoskeleton remodeling and ROS homeostasis to confer broad-spectrum resistance ...
Wheat Fungus Rewires Its Genes to Survive the Host’s Chemical Assault
A new study reveals that the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici uses both shared and environment-specific genetic mechanisms to tolerate the ...
Twisted Peptide Shape Reveals How Plants Reopen Stomata After Immune Alarm
Cryo-EM structures reveal that the SCREW2 peptide adopts a unique cross-ribbon conformation that enables specific recognition by the NUT receptor ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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