Key message Host resistance conferred by Pm genes provides an effective strategy to
control powdery mildew. The study of Pm genes helps modern breeding develop toward …

Cereal crops produce a large part of the globally consumed food and feed. Because of the
constant presence of devastating pathogens, the molecular characterization of disease …

In cereals, several mildew resistance genes occur as large allelic series; for example, in
wheat (Triticum aestivum and Triticum turgidum), 17 functional Pm3 alleles confer …

NLR (NOD-like receptor) genes belong to one of the largest gene families in plants. Their
role in plants' resistance to pathogens has been clearly described for many members of this …

The genetic bottlenecks associated with plant domestication and subsequent selection in
man-made agroecosystems have limited the genetic diversity of modern crops and …

To respond to foreign invaders, plants have evolved a cell autonomous multilayered
immune system consisting of extra-and intracellular immune receptors. Nucleotide binding …

Leucine-rich-repeats (LRRs) belong to an archaic procaryal protein architecture that is
widely involved in protein–protein interactions. In eukaryotes, LRR domains developed into …

Examination of a collection of over 80,000 Plant Nod-like receptors (NLRs) revealed an
overwhelming sequence diversity underlying functional specificity of pathogen detection …

NLRscape is a webserver that curates a collection of over 80 000 plant protein sequences
identified in UniProtKB to contain NOD-like receptor signatures, and hosts in addition a …

The barley disease resistance (R) gene locus mildew locus A (Mla) provides isolate-specific
resistance against the powdery mildew fungus Blumeria graminis hordei and has been …