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.

Multicellular organisms require a correct microbiota composition for optimal health and fitness. Dysbiosis could lead to serious health consequences in humans and plants, and is pervasive during patho...

Abstract. Proximity labeling (PL) proteomics, primarily powered by engineered biotin ligases such as BioID and TurboID, has emerged as a transformative app

The SARD1/CBP60g transcriptional node distinctly influences different stress-inducible plant metabolic pathways. It both functions in the biosynthesis and in downstream signaling of the systemic acqu....

Population-level 3D genome atlas of 34 semi-wild and 267 cultivated allotetraploid cottons reveals domestication-selected chromatin conformations that enhance cotton fiber quality and unlock cryptic b...

Cold-stress signals are transmitted to chloroplasts and subsequently trigger cold responses through an RAF-like bi-kinase module where cytoplasmic RAF3 and plasma membrane RAF6 translocate to chloropl...

Nature - Mechanisms of Transcriptional Regulation by Salicylic Acid Receptors

A mechanistic basis for how the hormone salicylic acid promotes transcriptional activation during plant immune responses is described.

Nature - Mechanisms of Transcriptional Regulation by Salicylic Acid Receptors

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...

Cryo-EM and genetic analyses reveal that the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeler is an integral component of the transcription pre-initiation complex. The structures demonstrate how SWI/SNF facilitates transcription initiation through stabilization of PIC organization and concerted remodeling of the +1 nucleosome.

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Climate change increases plant species richness in alpine ecosystems. However, to what extent this diversity enrichment masks extinction dynamics of resident species remains elusive. In this study, we...

Angiosperm seed formation requires the coordinated development of the products of double fertilization—the embryo and the endosperm. The endosperm mediates efficient nutrient transfer from surrounding...

Plants rely on an innate immune system to defend against pathogens through various molecular responses. In addition to classical damage- and pathogen-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs and PAMPs), p...

Plant adaptation to inorganic phosphate (Pi) limitation entails extensive developmental and metabolic reprogramming, collectively termed the phosphate starvation response (PSR). How plants balance nut...

Microbial pathogens require nutrients and water to support their growth and proliferation. Pathogen-mediated resource acquisition is orchestrated by the secretion of virulence factors that have evolve...

A robotic, cell–free platform rapidly prototypes redesigned genetic codes, enabling the translation of proteins with reassigned codons and non-standard amino acids without altering living genomes.

Abstract. Plants are constantly exposed to biotic and abiotic stresses, but the molecular mechanisms integrating these signals remain underexplored. Tradit

The grass family (Poaceae) has immense economic and ecological importance and exhibits distinctive metabolic traits, including dual starch and lignin biosynthetic pathways. We sequenced the genomes of...

Reconciling the trade-off between short growth duration and high grain yield is essential for enhancing annual rice yields. We found that qTGW1a, encoding a flowering locus T-like protein, controls he...

Over 20% of root-associated bacteria promote Arabidopsis seedling growth under phosphorus (P) deficiency in a host-dependent manner. Further analyses showed that P-deficient plants secrete malate to attract Acinetobacter species to the rhizoplane, where the bacteria utilize plant-secreted nitrogen and carbon sources to fuel P mobilization that benefits both parties.

Abstract. Intracellular H2O2 generated in peroxisomes via photorespiration serves as a key signal that switches on a plethora of defense responses. Our pre

The model plant Arabidopsis thaliana has been a workhorse of plant biology since the 1950s, when the Columbia-0 (Col-0) accession was widely adopted by the research community as a reference genotype. ...

Elevated temperature has been shown to compromise salicylic acid (SA)-mediated immunity in plants. The Arabidopsis thaliana accession C24 retains constitutively elevated SA and resistance to the hemib...

Chhillar et al. reveal that plant immunity is organized across leaf tissues through specialized cell-type programs. While a shared core immune program is broadly activated, individual cell types deplo...

Plant immunity draws heavily on carbon-, nitrogen-, and sulfur-based precursors for the deployment of specialized defense compounds. The jasmonate ...

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

A workflow using artificial intelligence-redesigned starting points to evolve enzymes with improved properties compared with those evolved from natural proteins is established.

Biosynthesis of ~3,000 monoterpenoid indole alkaloids (MIAs), including the anticancer drug vinblastine, involves the highly unstable intermediate strictosidine aglycone. Its formation by strictosidin...

The design of RNA-guided nucleases with properties not limited by evolution can expand programmable genome-editing capabilities. However, generating diverse multidomain proteins with robust enzymatic ...