Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

This study shows phosphite reduces Pi-induced susceptibility to fungal pathogens in rice and Arabidopsis by modulating signaling pathways and metabolic processes.

The paper investigates microbial interactions in a synthetic tomato phyllosphere community, showing that pathogen suppression is an emergent community property, not due to individual strains.

This study shows that fungal volatiles induce lifestyle-specific metabolic changes in poplar before physical contact, revealing a non-contact mechanism of plant-fungal communication.

This study examines soil microbiome composition and function in a vineyard, finding that physicochemical factors like elevation and sodium levels influence microbial community structure and plant interactions.

The paper shows that seed microbiota from drought-stressed wheat plants improve yield stability in subsequent generations under water stress.

The paper investigates how root phenolics mediate reduced disease susceptibility in wheat mixtures by disrupting root interactions and analyzing transcriptomic and metabolomic responses.

This study identifies extracellular NAD(P) as a key signal mediating localized acquired resistance, distinct from systemic acquired resistance.

This study uses Aeschynomene evenia to identify immune components involved in quantitative resistance to Aphanomyces euteiches, revealing dual-function kinases that regulate both symbiosis and immunity.

The paper shows that soil iron levels mediate maize microbiome feedbacks on wheat growth, with beneficial effects at low iron levels and negative effects at high iron levels.

The paper integrates expression and inhibition data to identify stress-dependent PLCP-cystatin regulatory modules in Arabidopsis thaliana.

This study shows that spent mushroom substrate adsorbs fusaric acid, reducing its toxicity to cucumber rhizosphere microbes and alleviating Fusarium wilt disease.

This study identifies a chaperone-mediated activation mechanism for the Rysto receptor that enables extreme resistance in plants by reprogramming the transcriptome and relocalizing the receptor to the plasma membrane-cell wall interface.

This study identifies PGPRs and MHB in Sifra and Mondial potato soils, showing varietal and environmental influences on bacterial communities and their potential for sustainable potato production.

This study identifies Solanoeclepin A (SolA) as a rhizosphere signaling molecule that recruits growth-promoting microbes under nitrogen deficiency, revealing its dual role in plant-microbe interactions and nematode attraction.

The paper screens 137 fungal effector proteins for recognition by immune receptors in Nicotiana species to identify potential exogenous resistance genes for durable apple scab resistance.

This study shows that horizontal gene transfer of nicotine catabolism genes in Arthrobacter enables its colonization of tobacco roots, shaping the root microbiota community.

The paper investigates how host genotype and environment interact to shape bacterial endophyte communities in maize stalks, finding that gene-by-environment interactions significantly influence microbial communities.

The paper identifies flavonoid accumulation in soybean pericycle as a spatial defense mechanism against Phytophthora sojae, revealing its role in restricting pathogen invasion.

The paper links microbial IAA to proline metabolism during heat stress, proposing a framework for how microbial auxins enhance plant thermotolerance through hormonal and redox signaling.

This study shows that the horizontally acquired IbACS gene in sweet potato affects rhizosphere microbiota and supports plant growth in nutrient-poor soil.

The paper discusses the dual role of Pantoea species as both beneficial biofertilizers and potential plant pathogens, highlighting the need for careful regulation in agricultural use.

The paper shows that adding DNA from water-stressed soils to wheat rhizosphere communities can reduce plant stress by transferring beneficial genes.

The paper identifies structural features that confer heat tolerance in plant NLR immune receptors and enables in silico classification and engineering of temperature-tolerant variants.

The paper identifies a natural genetic variant in the RPS4/RRS1 NLR pair that confers thermostable resistance to Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum in Arabidopsis thaliana.

The paper identifies HMA-integrated tandem kinase genes in barley and wheat that confer resistance to fungal pathogens and proposes an evolutionary model for their diversification.

The paper sequenced and compared 129 bacterial isolates from epiphytic and endophytic compartments of Arabidopsis thaliana in New Zealand, identifying functional genomic differences between the two groups.

RhizoGrid integrates 3D-printed pot structures with spatial measurements to explore root-microbe interactions in sorghum rhizosphere.

The paper identifies small molecule binding to EDS1 and PAD4 as critical for LRR-RP-mediated PTI, with distinct roles in early and late immune responses.

The paper examines how elevated CO2 affects fungal and bacterial communities in soybean phyllosphere, finding shifts in fungal composition and network structure.