Evasion of plant immunity by microbial pathogens

Y Wang, RN Pruitt, T Nuernberger… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Plant pathogenic viruses, bacteria, fungi and oomycetes cause destructive diseases in
natural habitats and agricultural settings, thereby threatening plant biodiversity and global …

On the expansion of biological functions of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases

TM Vandhana, JL Reyre, D Sushmaa… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) constitute an enigmatic class of enzymes,
the discovery of which has opened up a new arena of riveting research. LPMOs can …

Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases: enzymes for controlled and site-specific Fenton-like chemistry

B Bissaro, VGH Eijsink - Essays in biochemistry, 2023 - portlandpress.com
The discovery of oxidative cleavage of glycosidic bonds by enzymes currently known as lytic
polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) has profoundly changed our current …

Secreted glycoside hydrolase proteins as effectors and invasion patterns of plant-associated fungi and oomycetes

EL Bradley, B Ökmen, G Doehlemann… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
During host colonization, plant-associated microbes, including fungi and oomycetes, deliver
a collection of glycoside hydrolases (GHs) to their cell surfaces and surrounding …

AlphaFold-guided redesign of a plant pectin methylesterase inhibitor for broad-spectrum disease resistance

Y Xia, G Sun, J Xiao, X He, H Jiang, Z Zhang, Q Zhang… - Molecular Plant, 2024 - cell.com
Plant cell walls are a critical site where plants and pathogens continuously struggle for
physiological dominance. Here we show that dynamic remodeling of pectin …

Plant–microbe interactions in the apoplast: Communication at the plant cell wall

S Dora, OM Terrett, C Sánchez-Rodríguez - The Plant Cell, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The apoplast is a continuous plant compartment that connects cells between tissues and
organs and is one of the first sites of interaction between plants and microbes. The plant cell …

Determinants of endophytic and pathogenic lifestyle in root colonizing fungi

A Redkar, M Sabale, A Zuccaro, A Di Pietro - Current Opinion in Plant …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plant–fungal interactions in the soil crucially impact crop productivity and can range from
highly beneficial to detrimental. Accumulating evidence suggests that some root-colonizing …

Expanding the catalytic landscape of metalloenzymes with lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases

A Munzone, VGH Eijsink, JG Berrin… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) have an essential role in global carbon
cycle, industrial biomass processing and microbial pathogenicity by catalysing the oxidative …

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals a hierarchical transcriptional regulatory network of terpenoid biosynthesis in cotton secretory glandular cells

JL Lin, L Chen, WK Wu, XX Guo, CH Yu, M Xu, GB Nie… - Molecular Plant, 2023 - cell.com
Plants can synthesize a wide range of terpenoids in response to various environmental
cues. However, the specific regulatory mechanisms governing terpenoid biosynthesis at the …

Pectin functionalized metal-organic frameworks as dual-stimuli-responsive carriers to improve the pesticide targeting and reduce environmental risks

Y Liang, S Wang, H Jia, Y Yao, J Song, H Dong… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Encapsulation of active ingredients into intelligent response controlled release carriers has
been recognized as a promising approach to enhance the utilization efficiency and reduce …