Natural variation in an NLR pair confers thermostable resistance to a devastating bacterial pathogen
Nathalie Aoun, Mandeep Singh, Chacko Jobichen, Natsumi Maruta, Caitlin Griffiths, Elena Dangla, Héloïse Demont, Sébastien Carrère, Jérôme Gouzy, Rémi Duflos, Matilda Zaffuto, Marta Marchetti, Angela M. Hancock, Maud Bernoux, Boštjan Kobe, , Richard Berthomé
The paper identifies a natural genetic variant in the RPS4/RRS1 NLR pair that confers thermostable resistance to Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum in Arabidopsis thaliana.
bioRxiv · Dec 16, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology