Keep your mouth open––the Xanthomonas effector XopS prevents stomatal closing to facilitate bacterial entry into leaves
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBy Margot Raffeiner and Frederik Börnke (Leibniz-Institute for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops)
Background: Like other organisms, plants defend themselves against pathogens by activating immune responses. One of the first lines of plant immunity is to block the entry of bacteria into the leaf through…