Mechanism of rice blast fungus recognition revealed
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsRice is an important food crop in China, but the damage of rice blast fungus is an important factor affecting the high and stable yield of rice. Liu Jun's research group of the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences found in the previous study that when rice blast fungus infects rice,…
R gene-miRNA-phasiRNA regulatory module (Nature Comms)
Plant Science Research WeeklyIn plants, like people, having an overactive immune response is just as bad as having an underactive one. R genes in plants are key immune components that need to be kept quiet until needed. Previous studies have shown that miRNAs are involved in suppressing R gene expression, in a process that is amplified…
Plant Systemic Immunity Comes Full Circle: A Positive Regulatory Loop for Defense Amplification
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefThe plant immune system is effective in conferring resistance to various invading pathogens and pests. Membrane-localized pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) and intracellular nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich repeat proteins (NLRs) recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns and pathogen…