The WRKY gene family is among the largest families of transcription factors (TFs) in higher
plants. By regulating the plant hormone signal transduction pathway, these TFs play critical …

Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades are evolutionarily conserved modules
among eukaryotic species that range from yeast, plants, flies to mammals. In eukaryotic …

Microbial pathogens infect host cells by delivering virulence factors (effectors) that interfere
with defenses. In plants, intracellular nucleotide-binding/leucine-rich repeat receptors …

The WRKY transcription factors are a class of transcriptional regulators that are ubiquitous in
plants, wherein they play key roles in various physiological activities, including responses to …

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42 is a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium that induces
resistance to a broad spectrum of pathogens. This study analyzed the mechanism by which …

Nitric oxide (NO) is a remarkable gaseous molecule with multiple and important roles in
different organisms, including fungi. However, the study of the biology of NO in fungi has …

In this study, we report the cloning of the SsCut gene encoding cutinase from Sclerotinia
sclerotiorum. We isolated a 609-bp cDNA encoding a polypeptide of 202 amino acids with a …

Filamentous pathogens, such as phytopathogenic oomycetes and fungi, secrete a
remarkable diversity of apoplastic effector proteins to facilitate infection, many of which are …

Necrosis‐and ethylene‐inducing peptide 1 (Nep1)‐like proteins (NLPs) constitute a
superfamily of proteins toxic to dicot plants, but the molecular basis of this toxicity remains …

WRKY proteins constitute transcriptional regulators involved in various biological processes,
especially in co** with diverse biotic and abiotic stresses. However, in contrast to other …