The plant immune system protects against pests and diseases. The recognition of stress‐
related molecular patterns triggers localised immune responses, which are often followed by …

Germin and germin-like proteins (GLPs) are encoded by a family of genes found in all
plants. They are part of the cupin superfamily of biochemically diverse proteins, a …

Plants constantly face a complex array of environmental biotic and abiotic stimuli. Recent
studies in various plants have highlighted the key roles of microRNAs and of different siRNA …

Interactions between rice and Magnaporthe oryzae involve the recognition of cellular
components and the exchange of complex molecular signals from both partners. How these …

Rice blast disease is a major threat to rice production worldwide, but the mechanisms
underlying rice resistance to the causal agent Magnaporthe oryzae remain elusive …

Cells and organisms are subject to challenges and perturbations in their environment and
physiology in all stages of life. The molecular response to such changes, including insulting …

Background In spite of large intergenic spaces in plant and animal genomes, 7% to 30% of
genes in the genomes encode overlap** cis-natural antisense transcripts (cis-NATs). The …

Background The rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae is a destructive pathogen of rice and
other related crops, causing significant yield losses worldwide. Endogenous small RNAs …

Rice blast caused by the fungal pathogen M agnaporthe oryzae is one of the most
destructive diseases worldwide. Although the rice–M. oryzae interaction has been studied …

Sheath blight caused by the fungal pathogen Rhizoctonia solani is an emerging problem in
rice production worldwide. To elucidate the molecular basis of rice defense to the pathogen …