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It's time to defend: Membrane nanodomains assist in actin remodeling

Ma et al. demonstrate that plant membrane nanodomains condense formin for actin remodeling during pathogen infection. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab261 By Zhiming Ma and Yansong Miao School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University Background: When bacterial…

Plant cells form actin patches to hamper pathogen entry

Qin et al. show that the ARP2/3 complex and formins act cooperatively to orchestrate the actin patch formation and regulate the penetration resistance against fungal invasion. The Plant Cell (2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab170  By Li Qin and Yangdou Wei. Department of Biology, University…