Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Farming and climate legacies shape the seed microbiota and offspring drought responses in wheat

The paper investigates how farming and climate legacies influence seed microbiota and offspring drought responses in wheat across generations.

Systemic induced plant resistance genes expression in winter wheat under treatment with antagonistic bacteria of Fusarium sp.

This study examines how a PGPR consortium induces systemic resistance in winter wheat against Fusarium species by analyzing gene expression and growth metrics.

Root-associated microbial community recruitment in two citrus rootstocks subjected to water and salinity stresses

This study examines how water and salinity stresses affect microbial communities in two citrus rootstocks, finding that Bitters shows better stress tolerance with distinct microbial associations.

A wheat immune receptor pair executes cell death through a helper MLKL

This study identifies a novel wheat immune receptor pair, R3NLR and R3AK, where R3AK executes cell death through its 4-helical bundle domain, revealing a non-canonical NLR/MLKL resistance mechanism.

DigiAra Computationally Designs Plant Mutants for Resistance to Microbial Infection in Arabidopsis

DigiAra designs Arabidopsis mutants with enhanced microbial resistance using a simulation-scoring-screening pipeline and hybrid gene interaction modeling.

Pathogen cell wall degrading enzymes facilitate extracellular vesicles to deliver RNA into plants

The paper shows that cell wall degrading enzymes enable extracellular vesicles to deliver RNA into plants by compromising the cell wall.

Root growth promotion by Penicillium melinii: mechanistic insights and agricultural applications

This study shows Penicillium melinii promotes root growth and plant biomass across species and environments, enhancing yield in tomato field trials through auxin signaling and subtle molecular interactions.

HPLC-MS Metabolomics Reveals No Significant Impact of Microbial Inoculation with Bacillus velezensis and Lachnum sp. on Cranberry Metabolome

This study uses HPLC-MS metabolomics to show microbial inoculation with Bacillus velezensis and Lachnum sp. does not significantly alter cranberry fruit metabolome under field conditions.

Differential proteomics of bacteria grown in vitro and in planta reveals functions used during growth on maize roots

This study uses differential proteomics to compare bacterial growth in vitro and in planta, identifying species-specific strategies for root colonization.

A lettuce receptor-like kinase recognizes the highly conserved heptapeptide motif within microbial NEP1-like proteins

This paper identifies the lettuce receptor LNR that recognizes the conserved heptapeptide motif in microbial NLPs, revealing convergent evolution of NLP recognition and potential for crop defense improvement.

Phenolic compounds in Medicago truncatula roots are under the influence of Agrobacterium fabrum through its species specific-genes regions

This study shows that Agrobacterium fabrum-specific genes influence phenolic compound levels in Medicago truncatula roots through metabolomic analysis.

Metapangenomics reveals host-driven adaptations of Methylobacterium to the phyllosphere

This study uses metapangenomics to show how Methylobacterium adapts to different host plants by analyzing gene diversity and function across phyllosphere communities.

Herbivory-triggered assemblage of sunflower rhizosphere microbiome enhances herbivore tolerance through plant-soil feedback

This study shows that herbivory alters sunflower rhizosphere microbiomes, which in turn enhances herbivore tolerance through plant-soil feedback mechanisms.

Insights into the role of dopamine in rhizosphere microbiome assembly

This study shows dopamine affects rhizosphere microbial community composition by influencing bacterial growth and abundance in Brachypodium distachyon root exudates.

A Bacterial Natural Product Reshapes Phyllosphere Microbiome Composition by Blocking Carotenoid Biosynthesis

This study identifies listianol, a natural product that inhibits bacterial pigmentation by targeting carotenoid biosynthesis, altering microbial community composition on Arabidopsis under UVB exposure.

Agroforestry reshapes soil bacterial communities to enhance Ricinus communis oil quality and bioactivity over monocropping: comparative metagenomics and culture-dependent insights

This study compares agroforestry and monocropping systems for castor crops, finding improved oil quality and soil bacterial communities in agroforestry.

Intra-individual variation in leaf microbiota matches within-crown environmental heterogeneity and promotes tree performance

The paper shows that matching microbial communities with their environment in tree crowns improves plant performance.

Conserved Rhizosphere Microbiomes and Metabolic Functions Across Diverse Grapevine Rootstocks: Implications for Plant Elemental Composition

This study examines how grapevine rootstock genotypes and their associated rhizosphere microbiomes influence elemental composition in different vine compartments.

Lineage-specific expansion of a potential novel class of resistance genes in Myrtaceae

The paper identifies a novel class of resistance genes in Myrtaceae, TNJ, characterized by Jacalin domains replacing LRRs, and suggests their role in pathogen recognition.

Dynamic Patterns of Nuclear Transcription Factor Abundance in Plant Basal Immunity Revealed by Spatial Proteomics of Arabidopsis Nuclei

This study uses spatial proteomics to analyze dynamic changes in the nuclear proteome of Arabidopsis during basal immunity, revealing new insights into transcription factor abundance and nuclear protein trafficking.

TriMic: a Triticum aestivum microbial culture collection and synthetic community for dissecting wheat-microbe interactions

The paper introduces TriMic, a wheat root-associated bacterial culture collection and synthetic community to study wheat-microbe interactions, providing genomes and tools for mechanistic research.

Drought-tolerant phenotypes associated with patterns of deterministic microbiome assembly across peanut genotypes

The paper examines how drought-response phenotypes in peanut genotypes influence microbiome assembly patterns in different soil compartments under field conditions.

Environment and plant genetics shape barley rhizosphere microbiome structure across contrasting locations

This study examines how environmental factors and barley genetics influence rhizosphere microbiome structure across different locations.

Halophytic endophytes provide transferable immune functions for crop resilience

This study shows halophytic endophytes like Kushneria enhance crop immunity against pathogens through host immune responses and a novel RNA-NLR axis, without direct antagonism.

Processing and release of the maize phytocytokine Zip1

This study identifies a two-stage proteolytic pathway for maize phytocytokine Zip1 maturation and release, revealing spatial and temporal control of immune signaling.

Computational design of de novo integrated domains enables rational control of pathogen effector recognition in plant NLR immune receptors.

This paper designs de novo integrated domains using AI tools to enable plant NLR receptors to recognize non-cognate pathogen effectors, demonstrating functional immune responses and structural fidelity.

Alarmone ((p)ppGpp) signalling tunes Arabidopsis thaliana nuclear gene expression to shape the balance of plant immune outcomes

This study shows ppGpp signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana modulates immune outcomes by controlling defense gene expression, rather than just scaling immune response magnitude.

TurboID-based proximity-dependent labeling using SOBIR1 as a bait in potato leads to the identification of novel defense-related signaling partners

This study uses TurboID-based proximity labeling to identify SOBIR1-interacting proteins in potato, revealing novel defense-related signaling partners.

FLD Is Required for N-Hydroxypipecolic Acid Accumulation and Associated Growth Defects in Arabidopsis pmr4 Mutant

This paper identifies FLD as essential for NHP accumulation and autoimmune growth defects in Arabidopsis pmr4 mutants.

Seed-applied multi-kingdom synthetic communities selectively reshape bacterial communities and highlight key criteria for strain selection

This study evaluates how multi-kingdom synthetic communities affect plant microbiota during seedling development, identifying key strain selection criteria and ecological factors influencing colonization.