Recognition of pathogen-derived molecules by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) is a
common feature of both animal and plant innate immune systems. In plants, PRR signalling …

Plants solely rely on innate immunity of each individual cell to deal with a diversity of
microbes in the environment. Extracellular recognition of microbe‐and host damage …

Protein homeostasis is epitomized by an equilibrium between protein biosynthesis and
degradation: the 'life and death'of proteins. Approximately one-third of newly synthesized …

To confer resistance against pathogens and pests in plants, typically dominant resistance
genes are deployed. However, because resistance is based on recognition of a single …

Understanding the precise regulatory mechanisms of plant development and stress
responses at the post-translational level is currently a topic of intensive research. Protein …

Fungal pathogens are major destructive microorganisms for land plants and pose growing
challenges to global crop production. Chitin is a vital building block for fungal cell walls and …

The exocyst, an evolutionarily conserved octameric protein complex involved in exocytosis,
has been reported to be involved in diverse aspects of morphogenesis in Arabidopsis …

Arabidopsis downy mildew resistant 6 (dmr6) mutants have lost their susceptibility to the
downy mildew Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis. Here we show that dmr6 is also resistant to …

Rice blast disease, caused by Magnaporthe oryzae, threatens global food security. The rice
blast pathosystem is a longstanding model system for understanding plant-microbe …

Ubiquitin-mediated proteasomal degradation is an important mechanism to control protein
load in the cells. Ubiquitin binds to a protein on lysine residue and usually promotes its …