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Yoji Kawano

Okayama UniversityORCID 0000-0003-0687-2777Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:plant (other)· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintOct 1, 2026

Rice blast fungus hijacks a rice RALF peptide to initiate infection

Fumi Fukada, Shihoko Fujii, Naomi Konishi…·Yoji Kawano

This study shows that the rice RALF peptide OsRALF7 is hijacked by the rice blast fungus to trigger appressorium formation, aiding infection, while retaining antifungal activity against other fungi.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.30.754903

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Plant BiologyNew PhytologistPeer-reviewedSep 23, 2025

Rhizobial infection-specific accumulation ofphosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate inhibits the excessive infection of rhizobia in Lotus japonicus

Akira Akamatsu, Toshiki Ishikawa, Hiroto Tanaka…·Naoya Takeda

The paper identifies that PI(4,5)P2 accumulation suppresses excessive rhizobial infection in Lotus japonicus roots, leading to optimal nodule formation.

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