Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are important chromatin regulators essential for plant
tolerance to adverse environments. In addition to histone deacetylation and epigenetic …

Facing a deteriorating natural environment and an increasing serious food crisis,
bioengineering-based breeding is increasing in importance. To defend against pathogen …

Grain formation is fundamental for crop yield but is vulnerable to abiotic and biotic stresses.
Rice grain production is threatened by the false smut fungus Ustilaginoidea virens, which …

As sessile organisms, plants are constantly exposed to changing environments frequently
under diverse stresses. Invasion by pathogens, including virus, bacterial and fungal …

Rice false smut caused by Ustilaginoidea virens is a devastating rice (Oryza sativa) disease
worldwide. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying U. virens–rice interactions are …

The identification effector targets and characterization of their functions are crucial for
understanding pathogen infection mechanisms and components of plant immunity. Here, we …

Chilo suppressalis is a notorious pest that attacks rice, feeding throughout the entire growth
period of rice and posing a serious threat to rice production worldwide. Due to the boring …

Rice false smut, caused by the ascomycete fungus Ustilaginoidea virens, which infects rice
florets before heading, severely threatens rice grain yield and quality worldwide. The U …

Rice false smut caused by the biotrophic fungal pathogen Ustilaginoidea virens has become
one of the most important diseases in rice. The large effector repertory in U. virens plays a …

Histone acetylation is a crucial epigenetic modification, one that holds the key to regulating
gene expression by meticulously modulating the conformation of chromatin. Most histone …