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Insect REPAT proteins mediate cross-kingdom communication in microbe-insect-plant interactions

This study identifies REPAT proteins as mediators of cross-kingdom communication between insects, microbes, and plants, showing how viral infections alter plant defense responses through changes in REPAT abundance.

Reduced benzoxazinoid defences favour maize beneficial colonisation by Colletotrichum tofieldiae

This study shows that reduced benzoxazinoid defences in maize enhance beneficial colonisation by the fungal endophyte Colletotrichum tofieldiae while promoting host growth.

A root symbiotic endophyte reprograms tomato polyamine network to confer herbivore resistance.

This study shows that the fungal endophyte Trichoderma harzianum reprograms the tomato polyamine metabolic network to enhance herbivore resistance.

Ethylene signaling is essential for mycorrhiza-induced resistance against chewing herbivores in tomato

This study shows that ethylene signaling is essential for mycorrhiza-induced resistance in tomato against chewing herbivores, revealing hormone crosstalk as central to this defense mechanism.

Custom-made design of metabolite composition in N. benthamiana leaves using CRISPR activators.

The paper demonstrates the use of CRISPR activators to selectively enrich specific flavonoids in N. benthamiana leaves by activating multiple genes in metabolic pathways.