R. W. Innes

A soybean rust effector protease suppresses host immunity and cleaves a 3-deoxy-7-phosphoheptulonate synthase

This study identifies PpEC15, a soybean rust effector protease, which suppresses host immunity by cleaving a 3-deoxy-7-phosphoheptulonate synthase and modulating immune signaling pathways.

Characterization of extracellular vesicles isolated from Sorghum bicolor reveals a conservation between monocot and eudicot extracellular vesicle proteomes

This study isolates and characterizes extracellular vesicles from Sorghum bicolor, showing partial conservation of EV proteomes with Arabidopsis.

Isolation and Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles from the Fungal Phytopathogen Colletotrichum higginsianum

This study isolates and characterizes extracellular vesicles from the fungal pathogen Colletotrichum higginsianum, identifying potential protein markers and their localization during plant infection.

Arabidopsis Apoplastic Fluid Contains sRNA- and Circular RNA-Protein Complexes that Are Located Outside Extracellular Vesicles

The apoplast of Arabidopsis leaves contains diverse small and long-noncoding RNAs, including circular RNAs, that are bound to protein complexes and are located outside extracellular vesicles.

Optimizing the PBS1 Decoy System to Confer Resistance to Potyvirus Infection in Arabidopsis and Soybean

This paper engineers a PBS1 decoy system to confer resistance to potyvirus infection in Arabidopsis and soybean by modifying PBS1 to be cleaved by viral proteases, resulting in complete resistance to TuMV and SMV.

The Arabidopsis N-terminal Acetyltransferase NAA50 Regulates Plant Growth and Defense

Knockout of NAA50 in Arabidopsis induces ER stress, causing severe dwarfism and defense response activation.

Arabidopsis ENHANCED DISEASE RESISTANCE1 Protein Kinase Regulates the Association of ENHANCED DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY1 and PHYTOALEXIN DEFICIENT4 to Inhibit Cell Death

This study identifies a mutation in PAD4 that enhances resistance and cell death in Arabidopsis, revealing EDR1's role in regulating the EDS1-PAD4 complex to control defense responses.

Engineering a decoy substrate in soybean to enable recognition of the Soybean Mosaic Virus NIa protease

The paper shows that a soybean PBS1 decoy protein with a SMV NIa protease cleavage site triggers cell death and inhibits SMV spread, suggesting decoy engineering can be used in soybean and other crops.

Convergent evolution of effector protease recognition by Arabidopsis and barley

This study identifies convergent evolution of AvrPphB recognition in barley and wheat through Pbr1, a novel NLR gene that detects protease activity similar to Arabidopsis RPS5.