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CRISPR/Cas9 technology has been widely adopted for genome editing in a wide range of organisms, including many fungi. Pyricularia oryzae is a filamentous fungal pathogen that causes the devastating rice blast dis...
Robbsia andropogonis is one of the most destructive leaf spot disease pathogens of numerous host plants and causes heavy economic damage. In the present study, the complete genome of R. andropogonis strain BLB1, ...
Fusarium graminearum is a prominent pathogen responsible for causing head blight disease in small grain cereals, leading to substantial agricultural damage. A recent study revealed the infectivity of a hypovirus,...
Ancient Platycladus orientalis holds significant ecological, landscape, historical, and cultural value. In northern China, leaf blight has significantly impacted the growth and ornamental value of ancient P. orie...
Oligosaccharins, widely recognized as plant immunity inducers, have been applied and studied for enhancing antiviral defenses in rice over the years. However, due to the complex induction mechanism in rice, fu...
Fusarium verticillioides is an important pathogen of maize and causes serious yield losses and food safety issues worldwide. F. verticillioides produces highly toxic mycotoxin Fumonisin B1 (FB1) in infested commo...
The BTB-TAZ protein is a subfamily of the BTB protein family and plays a crucial regulatory role in plant resistance to pathogen infection. However, the function of the maize BTB-TAZ protein ZmBT2a in maize re...
The mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase (M4K) family is evolutionarily conserved across plants and animals. In Arabidopsis, the protein kinase SIK1, an M4K member, is known to positively modu...
Gray mold of roses, caused by the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea, is an economically notorious disease and a well-known economic menace, leading to substantial annual losses estimated at no less th...
'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ (CPs), a phytoplasma endemic to the Euro-Mediterranean basin is a causative agent of several plant diseases, including the grapevine yellows disease “bois noir” (BN). As different ...
Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) is the causal agent of black rot in Brassica vegetables, which can induce the host plant to produce salicylic acid and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (4-HBA) during infection. X...
Seeds, considered as the foundation of agriculture, are invaded by a broad spectrum of seed-borne pathogens. The current study aimed to control seed-borne fungal pathogens of wheat, Aspergillus flavus and A. nige...
Endogenous pararetrovirus sequences (EPRVs) originated from DNA viruses of the family Caulimoviridae are widely present in plant genomes. Banana streak viruses (BSVs) are a group of circular double-stranded DNA v...
Cyclaneusma needle cast, caused by Cyclaneusma minus, affects Pinus species world wide. Previous studies suggested the presence of two distinct morphotypes in New Zealand, ‘verum’ and ‘simile’. Traditional mycolo...
Plant-parasitic nematodes are a major problem for horticultural production, causing significant economic losses. Chemical nematicides are a common nematode control strategy but can negatively impact the enviro...
Fusarium fujikuroi, the causal agent of rice bakanae disease (RBD), contains five succinate dehydrogenase (Sdh) subunits: FfSdhA, FfSdhB, FfSdhC1, FfSdhC2, and FfSdhD. However, the role of these subunits in regul...
The rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae stands as a formidable adversary to one of the world’s most important crops, rice, which feeds over half of the global population. Its ability to rapidly evolve and adapt ...
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an enclosed three-dimensional eukaryotic membrane network composed of flattened sacs. Fusion of homologous membranes to the ER membrane is essential for the maintenance of this ne...
Asparagus stem blight, a highly destructive disease in global asparagus cultivation, is caused by the fungus Phomopsis asparagi. However, the underlying mechanisms of the infectious process and pathogenesis of P....
The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade MEK2-SIPK/WIPK is essential for immunity in Solanaceae plants. This cascade is tightly controlled to prevent harmful hyperactivation. However, the E3 ubiquit...
Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) is widely recognized as one of the most important plant viruses, causing significant agricultural losses in terms of both quality and yield worldwide each year. This study demonstrat...
Plant diseases have significant implications on agriculture and food security. Recent research published in Nature Communications by Hao et al. (Nat Commun 15:3310, 2024) has identified a novel disease-resista...
Magnaporthe oryzae is one of the most destructive pathogens that threaten rice production around the world. Previous studies mainly focus on pathogenic mechanism of M. oryzae during infection on rice at leaf stag...
Many devastating plant viruses are transmitted by insect vectors among plant hosts in a persistent-propagative manner. Pelota (Pelo) is an evolutionarily conserved protein involved in the mRNA surveillance sys...
Rice blast, caused by the filamentous fungus Magnaporthe oryzae (also known as Pyricularia oryzae), is the most severe disease threatening rice yield. Sakuranetin, an important plant phytoalexin, exhibits inhibit...
Bacterial blight of rice is a devastating disease caused by the gram-negative bacteria Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo). Chinese Xoo strain pathotypes IV, V, and IX are the major virulent Xoo strain types in S...
Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV; genus Tobamovirus) is one of the most prevailing pathogens that seriously affects the quality and yield of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) leaves. Cross-protection using mild strains is a p...
The extracytoplasmic function (ECF) sigma factor AlgU is involved in the regulation of various virulence-related pathways in Pseudomonas syringae, especially alginate biosynthesis and motility, and the role of Al...
Polyamines, such as putrescine, spermidine, and spermine, are crucial for plant defense against both abiotic and biotic stresses. Putrescine is also known as a significant inducer of deoxynivalenol (DON) produ...
Plant virus disease is one of the major threats to the yield and quality of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam.), the seventh most important food crop in the world in terms of production. Sweepoviruses are a g...
Banana Fusarium wilt, which is known as Panama disease and caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), is a destructive disease that can lead to plant death and complete loss of banana plantations. For obt...
Sugarcane is a primary sugar crop and an important source of bioenergy. Pathogens are the major factors affecting sugarcane yield and sugar content. However, the mechanisms of sugarcane defense regulation rema...
Brown blotch disease in Agaricus bisporus reduces its commercial value, resulting in significant economic losses. The pathogens of brown blotch disease are diverse. Current research on the biological characterist...
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a widespread fungal pathogen responsible for significant crop losses across the globe. The challenge of breeding resistant varieties is exacerbated by the fungus's sophisticated pathog...
Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum spp. remains an intractable problem in the most common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) production areas worldwide and can cause total yield loss. Many smallholder farmers are famili...
Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is a major sucrose and bioenergy crop in the world. The fungal pathogen Sporisorium scitamineum causes sugarcane smut, a devastating disease that destroys stalks and reduces sugar conte...
Plasmodiophora brassicae is one of the biggest threats to cruciferous plants and one of the most economically significant diseases worldwide. However, our current understanding of its pathogenic mechanisms remain...
Wheat stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), is a common airborne wheat disease. The frequent occurrence at a large scale in China has caused significant yield losses and poses a consid...
Phytophthora are destructive plant pathogens that pose a serious threat to crop production. Traditional control methods rely heavily on chemical fungicides, which are harmful to the environment and human health. ...
Plant cells perceive pathogen invasion by recognizing microbial patterns using plasma-membrane-localized pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) to initiate pattern-triggered immunity (PTI), which confers a moder...
Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is a powerful technology for molecular characterization of gene functions in plants and has the potential to prevent and control plant diseases. Unfortunately, VIGS in many ...
Ustilaginoidea virens causes rice false smut, one of the most devastating rice diseases. The pathogen produces various types of mycotoxins, such as ustilaginoidins and ustiloxins, which are harmful to both human ...
Plants have evolved a multilayered and sophisticated immune system to establish effective resistance to a variety of pathogens. Phytophthora species are among the most notorious plant pathogens, causing destructi...
Betel palm is one of the most economically important crops in Southeast Asia. The occurrence and expansion of yellow leaf disease (YLD) have significantly impacted betel palm plantations. Our previous research...
Rice is a staple crop feeding more than 50% of the world’s population and, its sustainable production is crucial to the global food security. However, blast disease caused by the filamentous fungus Magnaporthe or...
Rice bacterial leaf streak (BLS), caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola (Xoc), is a worldwide destructive rice bacterial disease, and seriously affects the global rice industry. Effective integrated manageme...
Rice blast is a serious threat to the safe production of grain crops such as rice and wheat. Sporulation, appressorium formation, and invasive growth of Magnaporthe oryzae are the key stages of the development an...
The notorious woody plant-degrading pathogen Lasiodiplodia theobromae is a major causal agent of peach gummosis, one of the prevalent and devastating trunk diseases to peach production; however, its pathogenesis ...
Helicotylenchus comprises a significant group of plant-parasitic nematodes that primarily feed on plant roots. This study focuses on the description of a newly discovered species, Helicotylenchus zenchengensis n....
The integration of molecular markers in the realm of potato genetics has opened new avenues for accelerating genotype analysis and developing improved varieties. Many markers linked to important features have ...
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