supported by the Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services (RESAS) Division of the Scottish Government through project JHI-B1-1;the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) through awards BB/ S015663/1;BB/X009068/1;Research Leaders 2025 fellowship funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement no. 754380;the Research/Scientific Computing teams at The James Hutton Institute and NIAB for providing computational resources and technical support for the “UK’s Crop Diversity Bioinformatics HPC” (BBSRC grant BB/ S019669/1)。
An accurate assessment of host and pathogen gene expression during infection is critical for understanding the molecular aspects of host-pathogen interactions.Often,pathogen-derived transcripts are difficult to ascert...
funded by State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation(NCCIR2023ZZ-10);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32172384 and 31501623);the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei(C2020204028);the Science and Technology Research Project of Higher Education of Hebei(ZC2023178).
The NAC(NAM,ATAF1/2,and CUC2)is a defense-associated transcription factor(TF)family that positively regulates defense responses to pathogen infection.TaNAC069 positively regulates resistance in wheat to Puccinia triti...
supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.32030089,32293244,32102160,and 32472507);the China Agricultural Research System(Grant No.CARS-01-44);the IRT Program(Grant No.IRT1042);the Pinduoduo-China Agricultural University Research Fund(Grant No.PC2023A01005);the National Key Research and Development Program of China for Young Scientists(Grant No.2022YFD1401400)。
To defend against pathogens,plants have evolved an innate immune system,encompassing pattern-triggered immunity(PTI)and effector-triggered immunity(ETI).Nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat receptors(NLRs)detect pat...
supported by the Open Fund of the Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crop in Northwestern Oasis,Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairsof China(KFJJ202101);the National KeyR&D Program of China(2021YFD1400100);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31972247);the Tianchi Talent Introduction Program in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,China and the Science and Technology Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
The sugar beet cyst nematode(Heterodera schachtii) is one of the most destructive pathogens in sugar beet production, which causes serious economic losses every year. Few molecular details of effectors of H. schachtii...
National Natural Science Foundation of China(no.32072403 and no.31871945).
To combat pathogen attacks, plants have developed a highly advanced immune system, which requires tight regulation to initiate robust defense responses while simultaneously preventing autoimmunity. The ubiquitin-prote...
supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China(32370322);the Hainan Excellent Talent Team,and the State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics.
Many Gram-negative pathogens employ the type III secretion system(T3SS)to deliver effector proteins into host cells,thereby modulating host cellular processes and suppressing host immunity to facilitate pathogenesis a...
supported by grants from the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFF1001500);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(CGPY2024001);the Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory(ZSBBL-KY2023-03)。
Soybean rust(SBR),caused by an obligate biotrophic pathogen Phakopsora pachyrhizi,is a devastating disease of soybean worldwide.However,the mechanisms underlying plant invasion by P.pachyrhizi are poorly understood,wh...
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32172364 to Shihong Zhang and 32272513 to Zonghua Wang);Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University scholarship,China for Wajjiha Batool。
Blast disease,caused by the hemibiotrophic ascomycete fungus,Magnaporthe oryzae,is a significant threat to sustainable rice production worldwide.Studies have shown that the blast fungus secretes vast arrays of functio...
supported by grants from the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2022YFF1001500);National Natural Science Foundation of China (31721004, 32202261);Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20210156)。
Phytopathogens secrete effectors to promote colonization of their host plants.These effectors modulate host immune responses by interfering with various pathways,but little is known about their biochemical activities....
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32270664 and 32170327);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFD2200102 and 2023YFD2200104);Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production。
The fungal disease caused by Magnaporthe oryzae is one of the most devastating diseases that endanger many crops worldwide.Evidence shows that sexual reproduction can be advantageous for fungal diseases as hybridizati...