A decade ago, the value of Nicotiana benthamiana as a tool for plant molecular biologists
was beginning to be appreciated. Scientists were using it to study plant-microbe and protein …

Fungal pathogens represent a major group of plant invaders that are the causative agents of
many notorious plant diseases. Large quantities of RNAs, especially small RNAs involved in …

Soil-borne fungal pathogens that cause crop disease are major threats to agriculture
worldwide. Here, we identified a secretory polysaccharide deacetylase (PDA1) from the soil …

Communication between interacting organisms via bioactive molecules is widespread in
nature and plays key roles in diverse biological processes. Small RNAs (sRNAs) can travel …

Cotton, a natural fiber producing crop of huge importance for textile industry, has been
reckoned as the backbone in the economy of many developing countries. Verticillium wilt …

Plant pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) facilitate recognition of microbial patterns and
mediate activation of plant immunity. Arabidopsis thaliana RLP42 senses fungal …

Fusarium wilt (FW) disease of cotton, caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.
vasinfectum (Fov), causes severe losses in cotton production worldwide. Though significant …

The vascular pathogen Verticillium dahliae infects the roots of plants to cause Verticillium
wilt. The molecular mechanisms underlying V. dahliae virulence and host resistance remain …

The soil-borne fungus Verticillium dahliae, the most notorious plant pathogen of the
Verticillium genus, causes vascular wilts in a wide variety of economically important crops …

Phytopathogenic fungi secrete a large arsenal of effector molecules, including
proteinaceous effectors, small RNAs, phytohormones and derivatives thereof. The …