Plants perceive pathogenic threats through receptors localized at the plasma membrane and inside cells to initiate pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) and effector-triggered immunity (ETI), respectively....

The Legends of IS-MPMI series features in-depth talks from internationally recognised leaders whose work has shaped the field of molecular plant-microbe interactions. Featured speakers are researchers...

IS-MPMI Webinar Series To build momentum toward the 2027 IS-MPMI Congress in Jeju, South Korea (July 18–22, 2027) and keep our global community connected, we are running a brand-new webinar series: Ro...

Cyclic oligonucleotide–based antiphage signaling systems (CBASS) are bacterial immune pathways evolutionarily related to cGAS-STING (cyclic GMP-AMP synthase–stimulator of interferon genes) in humans. ...

Sophien Kamoun to give the opening keynote talk:                AI-Guided Studies of Plant Immunity Save the Date Sunday, 18 July – Thursday, 22 July Jeju, South Korea The 22nd International Congress ...

The conservation of immune systems from prokaryotes to eukaryotes can guide discovery of immunity genes across the tree of life. Most studies to date have focused on metazoan systems, while the extent...

Host-induced fungal CAZymes act as disease determinants and drive multihost compatibility.

Abstract. Membraneless organelles (MLOs) in eukaryotic cells, such as the nuclear Cajal body (CB), have been notoriously difficult to biochemically isolate

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Bentham Lab, Centre for Programmable Biological Matter, Durham University. Structural biology and de novo protein design applied to host-pathogen interactions, plant immunity, and neglected tropical d...

Nominations for the 2027 Awards are Open! IS-MPMI’s 2027 awards recognized the outstanding service, scientific innovations, and significant accomplishments of our members​ with the Early Career Achiev...

GetGenome is excited to announce #GGRoadToJeju2026 "Road to Jeju" Call for Projects - an open call to support research communities across the world, to generate and interpret sequence data of plant-a

2027 IS-MPMI Congress · 18–22 July 2027 · Jeju, South Korea Submission deadline: 25 September 2026 Call for concurrent session proposals We are thrilled to announce that concurrent session submissions...

To cause rice blast disease, the filamentous fungus Magnaporthe oryzae develops a specialised infection cell called an appressorium, which generates enormous turgor to breach the rice leaf cuticle. Al...

2027 IS-MPMI Congress · 18–22 July 2027 · Jeju, South Korea Submission deadline: 25 September 2026 Call for concurrent session proposals We are thrilled to announce that concurrent session submissions...

Lichens are stable multipartite symbioses in which a fungal mycobiont associates with one or more photosynthetic partners while hosting complex microbiomes. Secreted antimicrobial proteins (AMPs) have...

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Join Our Global Community Advancing Plant Science for a Sustainable Future The International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (IS-MPMI) has more than 1,000 members from more than 40 co...

Join Our Global Community Advancing Plant Science for a Sustainable Future The International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (IS-MPMI) has more than 1,000 members from more than 40 co...

Insect herbivores have driven plants to evolve complex chemical defenses, including mimics of the arthropod molting hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E). Many distantly related plants produce 20E, suggest...

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2027 IS-MPMI Congress · 18–22 July 2027 · Jeju, South Korea Submission deadline: 25 September 2026 Call for concurrent session proposals We are thrilled to announce that concurrent session submissions...

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