Highlights•Plant cell walls are dynamic defensive structures that pathogens must overcome
to colonise plant tissues.•Plant cell walls are hydrolysed by cell wall degrading enzymes …

Beyond their function as structural barriers, plant cell walls are essential elements for the
adaptation of plants to environmental conditions. Cell walls are dynamic structures whose …

Immune responses in plants are triggered by molecular patterns or elicitors, recognized by
plant pattern recognition receptors. Such molecular patterns are the consequence of host …

In order to discriminate between detrimental, commensal, and beneficial microbes, plants
rely on polysaccharides such as β-glucans, which are integral components of microbial and …

Plant cell walls delimit cells from their environment and provide mechanical stability to
withstand internal turgor pressure as well as external influences. Environmental factors can …

While evolutionary studies indicate that the most ancient groups of organisms on Earth likely
descended from a common wall-less ancestor, contemporary organisms lacking a …

The enzymatic hydrolysis of cell wall polysaccharides results in the production of
oligosaccharides with nature of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) that are …

Zymoseptoria tritici is a highly damaging pathogen that causes high wheat yield losses in
temperate climates. Z. tritici emerged during the domestication of wheat in the Fertile …

Plant parasitic nematodes (PPNs), such as Meloidogyne spp., Heterodera spp. and
Pratylenchus spp., are obligate parasites on a wide range of crops, causing significant …

Soybean, a primary vegetable protein source, boasts favorable amino acid profiles;
however, its composition still falls short of meeting human nutritional demands. The soybean …