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A battle in rice flowers

Li et al. investigate the mechanisms of defense and counter-defense in a floral pathosystem. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae027 By Guo-Bang Li, Wen-Ming Wang, and Jing Fan Background: Rice false smut is an emerging fungal disease threatening rice production worldwide. This disease not only…

Clathrin-mediated endocytosis of RxLR effectors into plant cells

Wang et al. discover that Phytophthora infestans RxLR effectors enter host plant cells via clathrin-mediated endocytosis. By Haixia Wang1, Petra C Boevink2, Paul RJ Birch1,2 1Division of Plant Science, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, @James Hutton Institute, Errol Road, Invergowrie,…