The Pik NLR pair accumulates at the plasma membrane as a hetero-oligomeric sensor-helper immune protein complex prior to activation
Hsuan Pai, Mauricio P. Contreras, Jose Salguero Linares, Daniel Lüdke, Andrés Posbeyikian, Jiorgos Kourelis, Sophien Kamoun, Clémence Marchal
The paper shows that the rice NLR pair Pik-1 and Pik-2 forms a hetero-oligomeric complex at the plasma membrane in the resting state before effector activation.
bioRxiv · Dec 2, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology