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Shoot regeneration is a powerful model for cell fate reprogramming but how it occurs in nature remains poorly understood because studies in Arabidopsis thaliana conventionally rely on in vitro assays ...

The Arabidopsis thaliana S-domain receptor kinase LORE senses bacterial medium-chain 3-hydroxy fatty acids (mc-3-OH-FAs) as microbe-associated molecular patterns to activate pattern-triggered immunity...

Toll/interleukin-1/resistance (TIR) domain NADase enzymes signal in plant immunity by producing ribosylated nucleotide second messengers which activate EDS1 dimer-helper NLR pathways to restrict patho...

Abstract. Obligate parasitic plants often establish symplastic connections with their hosts. This symplastic continuity is mediated by plasma membrane-line

A plant receptor detects caterpillar attack and triggers emission of chemical cues to attract predatory wasps.

Plant regeneration exemplifies the remarkable developmental plasticity of plants, yet how regenerative programs are initiated and spatially restricted…

The HEAT SHOCK FACTOR A1 transcription factors rapidly accumulate in the nucleus after wounding and directly activate regenerative pathways in plants.

Plant cell surface receptors have evolved to perceive peptides, proteins, glycans, lipids, and small molecules through diverse ectodomains, integrating these inputs into distinct physiological output....

Many plant pathogenic fungi penetrate host surfaces mechanically, using turgor pressure generated by specialized infection cells called appressoria. These appressoria develop semipermeable cell walls ...

The specific partnership between legumes and rhizobia relies on a chemical dialogue. Plant flavonoids activate the bacterial transcription factor NodD, which triggers production of Nod factors that ar...

Protein-protein interactions are essential for proper cellular function and are often under strong evolutionary pressures to maintain their stability and specificity. In plants, a broadly distributed ...

New study maps the strange genomes of Asia-Pacific Balanophora species, giving new insights into the evolution of parasitic plants and an unconventional role of plastids.

2025年9月に科学雑誌『Science』に発表された、植物の免疫受容体「SCORE」の発見。SCOREは85%以上の細菌やカビ、昆虫に共通する「低温ショックタンパク質（CSP）」を検知し、免疫反応を誘導します。

DNA methylation loss at transposable elements (TEs) can affect neighboring genes and be epigenetically inherited in plants, yet the determinants and significance of this additional system of inheritan...

It’s not too difficult to envision how a plant recognizes something very different from itself, like a bacterium, oomycete, or fungus. It’s a bit less obvious how a plant recognizes another plant as…

When friends abandon them, some plants go on a killing spree.

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Parasitic plants rarely attack themselves, suggesting the existence of a kin-avoidance mechanism. In the root parasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum, prehaustorium formation is triggered by host-se...