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Megann Tran

University of California, DavisORCID 0009-0004-4367-1637Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Gene editing of the E3 ligase PIRE1 fine-tunes ROS production for enhanced bacterial disease resistance in tomato

Bardo Castro, Suji Baik, Megann Tran, Jie Zhu, Tianrun Li, Andrea Tang, Nathalie Aoun, Alison Coomer Blundell, Michael Gomez, Elaine Zhang, Myeong‐Je Cho, Tiffany M. Lowe‐Power, Shahid Siddique, Brian J. Staskawicz, Gitta Coaker

This study shows that editing the PIRE gene in tomato enhances ROS production and resistance to foliar pathogens but not soilborne pathogens.

The Plant Cell · May 1, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology