Prion-like domains control plastid targeting of PEPSI effectors and PEPSI6-mediated modulation of DXR during root symbiosis
Ernesto Llamas, Thomas Kell, Maurice Koenig, Cecile Angermann, Seda Koyuncu, Jana Kästner, Dennis Mahr, Parisa Kakanj, Taim Nassr, Gerd Ulrich Balcke, David Vı́lchez, Gregor Langen, Björn Heinemann, Tatjana M. Hildebrandt, Johana C. Misas Villamil, Alga Zuccaro
This paper identifies prion-like domains (PrLDs) as noncanonical plastid-targeting elements in PEPSI effectors and shows PEPSI6 modulates DXR during root symbiosis.
bioRxiv · May 18, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology