Plant roots communicate with microbes in a sophisticated manner through chemical
communication within the rhizosphere, thereby leading to biofilm formation of beneficial …

Plants are sessile beings, so the need of mechanisms to flee from unfavorable
circumstances has provided the development of unique and sophisticated responses to …

Plants and animals employ innate immune systems to cope with microbial infection. Pattern-
triggered immunity relies on the recognition of microbe-derived patterns by pattern …

Plants are exposed to any number of potentially adverse environmental conditions such as
water deficit, high salinity, extreme temperature, submergence, etc. These abiotic stresses …

Utilization of pesticides is often necessary for meeting commercial requirements for crop
quality and yield. However, incessant global pesticide use poses potential risks to human …

Typically, pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) are considered to be conserved
throughout classes of microbes and to contribute to general microbial fitness, whereas …

Highlights•Ligand-induced dimerization is a hallmark of immune receptor complex
assembly.•Ligand-induced co-receptor recruitment requires negative regulation of complex …

As a key virulence strategy to cause bacterial leaf blight, Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae
(Xoo) injects into the plant cell DNA‐binding proteins called transcription activator‐like …

Effective plant defense strategies rely in part on the perception of non-self determinants, so-
called microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs), by transmembrane pattern …

Advances in plant biotechnology provide various means to improve crop productivity and
greatly contributing to sustainable agriculture. A significant advance in plant biotechnology …