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Michael Ayliffe

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationORCID 0000-0003-3815-7524Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintDec 5, 2025

Trichome formation in Nicotiana benthamiana is induced by Agrobacterium

Jian Chen, Phil Hands, Manish Patel…·Michael Ayliffe

The paper shows that certain Agrobacterium strains induce dense glandular trichome formation in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves, attributed to the presence of a trans-zeatin synthase gene.

DOI 10.64898/2025.12.02.691950

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Plant BiologySciencePeer-reviewedMar 27, 2025

A wheat tandem kinase sensor activates an NLR helper to trigger immunity

Renjie Chen, Jian Chen, Oliver R. Powell…·Brande B. H. Wulff

The paper identifies a two-component resistance mechanism in wheat where a tandem kinase sensor recruits an NLR helper to trigger immunity against fungal pathogens.

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