Highlights•Two novel substrates for OsCERK1 revealed two chitin signaling pathways in
rice.•In vivo cleavage and nuclear translocation of Xa21 are required for its resistance.•Pairs …

Rice is one of the most important food crops, feeding about half population in the world. Rice
pathogens cause enormous damage to rice production worldwide. In plant immunity …

OsCEBiP, a chitin-binding protein, and OsCERK1, a receptor-like kinase, are plasma
membrane (PM) proteins that form a receptor complex essential for fungal chitin-driven …

Microbe‐associated molecular pattern (MAMP)‐triggered immunity plays critical roles in the
basal resistance defense response in plants. Chitin and peptidoglycan (PGN) are major …

Plant innate immunity relies on successful detection of trespassing pathogens through
recognizing their microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) by pattern recognition …

A large number of pathogenic microorganisms cause rice diseases that lead to enormous
yield losses worldwide. Such losses are important because rice is a staple food for more …

OsCERK1 is a rice receptor-like kinase that mediates the signal of a fungal cell wall
component, chitin, by coordinating with a lysin motif (LysM)-containing protein CEBiP. To …

Rice feeds more than half of the world's population. Rice blast, caused by the fungal
pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae, and bacterial blight, caused by the bacterial pathogen …

CERK1 is a lysine motif-containing plant pattern recognition receptor for chitin and
peptidoglycan. Chitin recognition by OsCERK1 triggers rapid engagement of a rice MAP …

Plants are sessile organisms that are constantly challenged by microbial pathogens from the
habitat. The key for plants to survive is to perceive pathogens in a timely and precise manner …