supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation(IOS-2207677)to Z.Q.F,。
Phospholipids hold a multifaceted function in cellular biology.The primary function of phospholipids is to serve as essential building blocks of cell membranes,which gives cells crucial structural support and facilita...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32301864 and 31830007).
Xanthomonas oryzae pv.oryzae(Xoo)causes bacterial blight(BB),a globally devastating disease of rice(Oryza sativa)that is responsible for significant crop loss.Sugars and sugar metabolites are important for pathogen in...
supported by the National Science Foundation(NSF)(MCB-1906060);National Institutes of Health(NIH)(R35GM149197)to P.H.,the NIH(R35GM144275);NSF(IOS-2049642)to L.S.;the Youth Innovation Technology Project of Higher School in Shandong Province(2020KJF013)to S.H.
The regulation of stomatal aperture opening and closure represents an evolutionary battle between plants and pathogens,characterized by adaptive strategies that influence both plant resistance and pathogen virulence.T...
Genetically controlled broad-spectrum disease resistance is a highly desired trait for crop improvement.It allows us to reduce the use of pesticides in the field and helps to streamline the development of new varietie...
supported by funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32250001 and 31830008 to D.X.,32150023 and 32125010 to P.L.,and 31901570 to D.W.);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2019YFA0508403 to P.L.);the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2018M631447 to J.W.);a postdoctoral fellowship of the Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences.
The nuclear pore complex(NPC),the sole exchange channel between the nucleus and cytoplasm,is composed of several subcomplexes,among which the central barrier determines the permeability/selectivity of the NPC to domin...
Thiswork is supported by grants from the National Science Foundation of USA(IOS-1758994 and IOS-2207677toZ.Q.F.)and the NationalR&D program of China(2021YFD401000 to H.W.).
Oomycetes,commonly known as water molds and phylogenetically belonging to stramenopiles,can infect a wide range of plants and animals,with some members eliciting the most destructive plant diseases and posing severe t...
Pathogen-associated molecular patterns(PAMPs)are recognized by host-encoded,cell-surface-localized,pattern-recognition receptors.In plants,pattern-recognition receptors consist of two kinds of proteins,the receptor-li...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31821005,31822042,and 31871946);the National Science Foundation of Hubei Province(2020CFA058);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2662019FW006).
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in plant physiological activities. However, their roles and molecular mechanisms in boosting plant immunity, especially through the modulation of macronutrient metabolism in res...
This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31772145 and 31901865);Huazhong Agricultural University Scientific&Technological Self-innovation Foundation(2012YB02).
Mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK)cascades regulate a myriad of plant biological processes,including disease resistance.Plant genomes encode a large number of MAPK kinase kinases(MAPKKKs)that can be divided into t...
This work was supported by grants from the National Science Foundation of China(U20A2035)and the Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences to K.J.Z.
The fast-and ever-growing human population and rapid climate change are threatening the global food security.As a staple food crop,rice(Oryza sativa)feeds nearly half of the world's population.However,bacterial blight...