The immune signal SA triggers metabolic changes to activate SnRK1 while inhibiting TOR. These central metabolic kinases antagonistically phosphorylate the key immune regulator NPR1, thereby coupling cellular metabolic state to systemic acquired resistance.

Pathogens target and degrade the extracellular matrix surrounding plant cells. A central question is how cell wall-derived damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) are recognized and integrated to...

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, Published online: 27 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41580-026-01009-4This Review discusses recent insights into the mechanisms of immune signalling in plants and their regulation to achieve effective defence against pathogens while preserving plant fitness. It also explores the interplay between the immune system and environmental stresses, and strategies for engineering optimal disease-resistant plants.

Abstract. Plants must constantly sense the status of their cell walls and respond by modifying cell walls to maintain growth and respond to developmental a

Abstract. Actin filaments are essential for plant cellular functions, and their dynamics are altered in response to fungal infection, contributing to defen

This study identifies SubPEP variants in soybean that confer tissue-specific immunity via GmSubPEP Receptors. Their precursor genes and receptor genes are colocalized in genomic clusters, revealing th...

This commentary interprets recent findings on how plants decode heat at the plasma membrane. By discussing FERONIA-mediated membrane nanoclusters, it highlights how receptor activation, lipid organiz...

Deubiquitylases are key proteolytic regulators of ubiquitin-dependent cellular processes, catalyzing the removal or remodelling of ubiquitin modifications on substrate proteins, including those target...

The receptor kinase FERONIA mediates a double feedback from tissue mechanics on growth rate.

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Author summary Plants live in close association with large bacterial communities. Plant-bacteria interactions rely on a complex chemical language exchanged between both partners. One of these signal m...

Root vascular pathogens like Fusarium oxysporum (Fo) severely impact agriculture by colonizing the xylem, thereby disrupting the transport of water...

Parliament has adopted new rules facilitating access to new plants that are climate and pest resistant, give higher yields and require fewer pesticides.

Understanding how positional information within plant tissues shapes developmental programs in real time has long remained a challenge due to technica…

This study identifies epidermal patterning factor (EPF)-processing proteinases as the key activators of EPF1 and EPF2 peptides, establishing their proteolytic processing as the critical missing link f...

Severe heatwaves in commonly hot regions could leave farmers unable to work outside, with livestock mortality rates expected to rise

Upon infection, the pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici sends the decoy protein FolCP1b into the plant cell. FolCP1b binds to the subtilase defense enzyme SlSBT1, trapping it in the cytopl....

The trans-Golgi network adaptor protein 4 (AP4) complex, which mediates protein sorting to the plant vacuole, is essential for broad immune responses including basal defense as well as pattern- and e...

Plasmodesmata are cytoplasmic channels essential for intercellular communication in plants; yet their organ-scale distribution and regulation remain poorly understood. Here, we establish a quantitati...

Uncovering a fungal effector's dual roles in peach gummosis and its recognition by a peach lectin receptor establishes a molecular blueprint for targeted b

Abstract. At the core of cell wall integrity (CWI) mechanisms that enable plant cells to coordinate their growth with their cell wall status, lies the tran