To combat pathogen attacks, plants have developed a highly advanced immune system,
which requires tight regulation to initiate robust defense responses while simultaneously …

Plant transcription factors (TFs) play important roles in diverse biological processes,
including immunity. A recent study by Zhang et al. reported that the rice TF APIP5 regulates …

Broad-spectrum disease resistance (BSR) is crucial for controlling plant diseases and relies
on immune signals that are subject to transcriptional and post-translational regulation. How …

Nicotianamine (NA) plays a crucial role in transporting metal ions, including iron (Fe), in
plants; therefore, NICOTIANAMINE SYNTHASE (NAS) genes, which control NA synthesis …

Geminiviruses constitute the largest group of known plant viruses and cause devastating
diseases and economic losses in many crops worldwide. Due to limited naturally occurring …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi can form mutualistic endosymbiosis with> 70% of land
plants for obtaining fatty acids and sugars, in return, AM fungi promote plant nutrients and …

Rice blast, caused by the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae, is one of the most
devastating diseases for rice crops, significantly affecting crop yield and quality. During the …

Pear anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum fructicola is one of the main fungal diseases in
all pear‐producing areas. The degradation of ubiquitinated proteins by the 26S proteasome …

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 …

Plants defend themselves against pathogens using a two-layered immune system. The first
response, pattern-triggered immunity (PTI), is activated upon recognition of microbe …