S. Whitham

Elevated CO2 alters soybean physiology and defense responses, and has disparate effects on susceptibility to diverse microbial pathogens

This study examines how elevated CO2 affects soybean susceptibility to various pathogens and finds mixed effects on disease outcomes and defense responses.

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.

Clathrin Light Chains are essential in negative regulation of cell death and immunity in Arabidopsis through interacting with autophagy pathway

This study shows that clathrin light chains in Arabidopsis interact with autophagy proteins, impairing autophagy and leading to accelerated senescence and immune activation.