Disulfide bond sculpts a peptide fold that mediates phytocytokine recognition
Pedro Jiménez‐Sandoval, Oliver Johanndrees, Simon Snoeck, Chitthavalli Y. Harshith, Moutasem Omary, Caroline Broyart, Jack Rhodes, Kyle W. Bender, Cyril Zipfel, Julia Santiago
The paper identifies how a disulfide bond stabilizes a peptide fold that enables specific recognition by the plant receptor kinase HSL3.
bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology