Shared TIR enzymatic functions regulate cell death and immunity across the tree of life

K Essuman, J Milbrandt, JL Dangl, MT Nishimura - Science, 2022 - science.org
In the 20th century, researchers studying animal and plant signaling pathways discovered a
protein domain that is shared across diverse innate immune systems: the Toll/interleukin …

Structure, biochemical function, and signaling mechanism of plant NLRs

J Wang, W Song, J Chai - Molecular Plant, 2023 - cell.com
To counter pathogen invasion, plants have evolved a large number of immune receptors,
including membrane-resident pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) and intracellular …

Identification and receptor mechanism of TIR-catalyzed small molecules in plant immunity

S Huang, A Jia, W Song, G Hessler, Y Meng, Y Sun… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Plant nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat-containing (NLR) receptors with an N-terminal
Toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domain sense pathogen effectors to enable TIR-encoded …

TIR-catalyzed ADP-ribosylation reactions produce signaling molecules for plant immunity

A Jia, S Huang, W Song, J Wang, Y Meng, Y Sun, L Xu… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Plant pathogen–activated immune signaling by nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat
(NLR) receptors with an N-terminal Toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domain converges on …

Oligomerization of a plant helper NLR requires cell-surface and intracellular immune receptor activation

JM Feehan, J Wang, X Sun, J Choi… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Plant disease resistance involves both detection of microbial molecular patterns by cell-
surface pattern recognition receptors and detection of pathogen effectors by intracellular …

EDS1 complexes are not required for PRR responses and execute TNL‐ETI from the nucleus in Nicotiana benthamiana

J Zönnchen, J Gantner, D Lapin, K Barthel… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Heterodimeric complexes incorporating the lipase‐like proteins EDS1 with PAD4 or SAG101
are central hubs in plant innate immunity. EDS1 functions encompass signal relay from TIR …

New biochemical principles for NLR immunity in plants

J Chai, W Song, JE Parker - Molecular Plant-Microbe …, 2023 - Am Phytopath Society
While working for the United States Department of Agriculture on the North Dakota
Agricultural College campus in Fargo, North Dakota, in the 1940s and 1950s, Harold H. Flor …

[HTML][HTML] TIR-domain enzymatic activities at the heart of plant immunity

F Locci, J Wang, JE Parker - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Toll/interleukin-1/resistance (TIR) domain proteins contribute to innate immunity in
all cellular kingdoms. TIR modules are activated by self-association and in plants, mammals …

An overview of PRR-and NLR-mediated immunities: Conserved signaling components across the plant kingdom that communicate both pathways

CY Ramírez-Zavaleta, LJ García-Barrera… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cell-surface-localized pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) and intracellular nucleotide-
binding domain and leucine-rich repeat receptors (NLRs) are plant immune proteins that …

Arabidopsis PHYTOALEXIN DEFICIENT 4 promotes the maturation and nuclear accumulation of immune-related cysteine protease RD19

Y Zeng, Z Zheng, G Hessler, K Zou… - Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Arabidopsis PHYTOALEXIN DEFICIENT 4 (PAD4) has an essential role in
pathogen resistance as a heterodimer with ENHANCED DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY 1 …