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Alexander J. McClelland

University of East AngliaORCID 0000-0003-1908-2643Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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A secreted citrus protease cleaves an outer membrane protein of the Huanglongbing pathogen

Alexander J. McClelland, Bin Hu, Yuantao Xu, Xiaodong Fang, Chunxia Wang, Benjamin L. Koch, Amelia Helen Lovelace, Eva Hawara, Yuanchun Wang, Zhiqian Pang, Agustina De Francesco, Renier A. L. van der Hoorn, Andrew M. Beekman, Amit Levy, Nian Wang, , Wenbo Ma

This study identifies a bacterial outer membrane protein as a substrate of a citrus protease, showing that protease activity reduces pathogen titers and delays disease symptoms in citrus.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Apr 7, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology