A Witches' Broom Phytoplasma effector induces stunting by stabilizing a bHLH transcription factor in plants
Shuang Yang, Amelia Helen Lovelace, Yi Yuan, Haizhen Nie, Weikai Chen, Yi Gao, Wenhao Bo, Dawn Holligan Nagel, Xiaoming Pang, Wenbo Ma
This study identifies SJP39 as a phytoplasma effector that stabilizes bHLH87 transcription factors, disrupting gibberellin signaling and causing plant stunting.
New Phytologist · May 9, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology