The plant immune system: From discovery to deployment

JDG Jones, BJ Staskawicz, JL Dangl - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Plant diseases cause famines, drive human migration, and present challenges to
agricultural sustainability as pathogen ranges shift under climate change. Plant breeders …

[HTML][HTML] Uncovering the Mechanisms: The Role of Biotrophic Fungi in Activating or Suppressing Plant Defense Responses

M Leiva-Mora, Y Capdesuñer, A Villalobos-Olivera… - Journal of Fungi, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper discusses the mechanisms by which fungi manipulate plant physiology and
suppress plant defense responses by producing effectors that can target various host …

Focus on the Effectors at the Interface of Plant–Microbe Interactions

M Figueroa, G Coaker… - Molecular Plant-Microbe …, 2024 - Am Phytopath Society
Microbial effectors are central to determining the complex and dynamic interaction between
plants and microbes. Whether those interactions result in the establishment of a positive or a …

Computational studies reveal structural characterization and novel families of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici effectors

R Asghar, N Wu, N Ali, Y Wang, M Akkaya - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Understanding the biological functions of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst) effectors is
fundamental for uncovering the mechanisms of pathogenicity and variability, thereby paving …