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Chromatin phosphoproteomics identifies an AT-hook motif protein involved in PAMP-triggered immunity (PNAS)

Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are conserved protein kinases in eukaryotes that participate in signaling from cytoplasmic to chromatin events to allow transcription reprogramming. MAPKs play prominent roles at the chromatin level. Rayapuram et al. report a chromatin-associated phosphoproteome…

Exo70B2 functions as a exocyst subunit in secretion linked to immunity and autophagy (Plant Cell)

The exocyst is a conserved protein complex that mediates tethering of secretory vesicle to the plasma membrane prior to SNARE-mediated membrane fusion. Exo70 is one of eight subunits and has expanded into 23 homologs in Arabidopsis. Brillada and Teh et al. identified Exo70B2 as a bona fide exocyst subunit…

The Complex Process of Plant Innate Immunity

Liu et al. demonstrate that EIJ1 acts as a key repressor of plant immunity. Plant Cell. https://bit.ly/37MF1tg By Hailun Liu, Yuge Li and Xingliang Hou, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences Background: Plants have evolved a complicated network to modulate the immune response.…