The discovery and application of genome editing introduced a new era of plant breeding by
giving researchers efficient tools for the precise engineering of crop genomes. Here we …

In plants, defense-associated signal transduction involves key membrane-related
processes, such as phospholipid-based signaling and membrane trafficking. Coordination of …

Functional regulation and structural maintenance of the different organelles in plants
contribute directly to plant development, reproduction and stress responses. To ensure …

Activation of nucleotide‐binding leucine‐rich repeat receptors (NLRs) results in immunity
and a localized cell death. NLR cell death activity requires oligomerization and in some …

Many pathogenic fungi depend on the development of specialized infection structures called
appressoria to invade their hosts and cause disease. Impairing the function of fungal …

Host-controlled intracellular accommodation of nitrogen-fixing bacteria is essential for the
establishment of a functional Root Nodule Symbiosis (RNS). In many host plants, this occurs …

Phytophthora pathogens are a persistent threat to the world's commercially important
agricultural crops, including potato and soybean. Current strategies aim at reducing crop …

The actin cytoskeleton regulates an array of diverse cellular activities that support the
establishment of plant–microbe interactions and plays a critical role in the execution of plant …

Plants have developed fine-tuned cellular mechanisms to respond to a variety of
intracellular and extracellular signals. These responses often necessitate the rearrangement …

Pollen tube growth requires coordination of cytoskeletal dynamics and apical secretion. The
regulatory phospholipid phosphatidylinositol 4, 5-bisphosphate (PtdIns (4, 5) P2) is enriched …