Functional diversification of UBP6 in plant immunity through N-degron pathway regulation
Charlene Dambire, Gabriel Sánchez, Yovanny Izquierdo, José Ramón Valverde, Isabel Manrique-Gil, Álvaro D. Fernández-Fernández, Kris Gevaert, Frank Van Breusegem, Neil J. Oldham, Michael John Holdsworth, Jorge Vicente
The paper shows that UBP6 cleavage generates a proteoform that stabilizes NPR1 and enhances plant immunity through the N-degron pathway.
bioRxiv · Jul 27, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology