Spatial and single-cell transcriptomics capture two distinct cell states in plant immunity
Yuzhao Hu, Raeann Schaefer, Michael C. Rendleman, Andrew Slattery, Annaliese Cramer, Abdullah Nahiyan, Lori A. Breitweiser, Mokshada Shah, Emma Kaehler, Chenglin Yao, Andrew J. Bowling, John Crow, Gregory D. May, Girma Tabor, Shawn Thatcher, , Stéphane Deschamps
This study uses spatial and single-nuclei transcriptomics to identify two distinct cell states in soybean plants responding to Asian soybean rust infection, revealing non-autonomous defense mechanisms.
bioRxiv · Jun 3, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology