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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…
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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,…