Molecular Plant Pathology

Papers
(The median citation count of Molecular Plant Pathology is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
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Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” Infection Induces Citric Acid Accumulation and Immune Responses Mediated by the Transcription Factor CitPH455
Xanthomonas oryzae Orphan Response Regulator EmvR Is Involved in Virulence, Extracellular Polysaccharide Production and Cell Motility52
Progress in pathogenesis research of Ustilago maydis, and the metabolites involved along with their biosynthesis48
Genomic Surveillance and Molecular Evolution of Fungicide Resistance in European Populations of Wheat Powdery Mildew48
Phospholipase C: Diverse functions in plant biotic stress resistance and fungal pathogenicity45
Natural variation in the pattern‐triggered immunity response in plants: Investigations, implications and applications45
Plant nitrate supply regulates Erwinia amylovora virulence gene expression in Arabidopsis45
Genome‐wide association analysis reveals genes controlling an antagonistic effect of biotic and osmotic stress on Arabidopsis thaliana growth45
A role of flowering genes in the tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana to cucumber mosaic virus45
Development of a multiplex RT‐RPA assay for simultaneous detection of three viruses in cucurbits39
Cotton RLP6 Interacts With NDR1/HIN6 to Enhance Verticillium Wilt Resistance via Altering ROS and SA39
Calcineurin B‐like interacting protein kinase 31 confers resistance to sheath blight via modulation of ROS homeostasis in rice37
The neighbouring genes AvrLm10A and AvrLm10B are part of a large multigene family of cooperating effector genes conserved in Dothideomycetes and Sordariomycetes37
MdWRKY71 promotes the susceptibility of apple to Glomerella leaf spot by controlling salicylic acid degradation36
The potato StMKK5‐StSIPK module enhances resistance to Phytophthora pathogens through activating the salicylic acid and ethylene signalling pathways36
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Beet mosaic virus expression of a betalain transcription factor allows visual virus tracking in Beta vulgaris34
Identification and Application of the Heptad Repeat Domain in the CPR5 Protein for Enhancing Plant Immunity33
Mining oomycete proteomes for phosphatome leads to the identification of specific expanded phosphatases in oomycetes31
The NLRomes of Zea mays NAM founder lines and Zea luxurians display presence–absence variation, integrated domain diversity, and mobility31
Exogenous application of pectin triggers stomatal closure and immunity in Arabidopsis31
A MYB‐related transcription factor regulates effector gene expression in an oomycete pathogen30
The secreted feruloyl esterase of Verticillium dahliae modulates host immunity via degradation of GhDFR30
The pathogenicity‐associated regulators participating in the regulatory cascade for RaxSTAB and RaxX in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae29
The secreted ribonuclease T2 protein FoRnt2 contributes to Fusarium oxysporum virulence29
Rootstock‐induced scion resistance against tobacco mosaic virus is associated with the induction of defence‐related transcripts and graft‐transmissible mRNAs29
Remarkable recent changes in the genetic diversity of the avirulence gene AvrStb6 in global populations of the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici29
Novel insights into the role of complex subcellular bodies regulating host–pathogen interactions29
A natural substitution of a conserved amino acid in eIF4E confers resistance against multiple potyviruses28
Verticillium dahliae secreted protein Vd424Y is required for full virulence, targets the nucleus of plant cells, and induces cell death28
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Pexophagy is critical for fungal development, stress response, and virulence in Alternaria alternata27
Papain‐Like Cysteine Proteases Contribute to Functional Cleavage of Begomoviral V2 Effector Required for Relevant Virulences27
Gummy stem blight: One disease, three pathogens27
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The interaction of two Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici effectors modulates high‐temperature seedling‐plant resistance in wheat26
Reticulons 3 and 6 interact with viral movement proteins26
β‐1,4‐Cellobiohydrolase is involved in full expression of phcA, contributing to the feedback loop in quorum sensing of Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum strain OE1‐125
Live‐cell imaging elaborating epidermal invasion and vascular proliferation/colonization strategy of Verticillium dahliae in host plants25
Soybean MKK2 establishes intricate signalling pathways to regulate soybean response to cyst nematode infection25
Genome comparisons reveal accessory genes crucial for the evolution of apple Glomerella leaf spot pathogenicity in Colletotrichum fungi25
The PcMYB44‐mediated miR397‐PcLACs module regulates defence‐induced lignification in pear resistance to fungal disease25
The apple FERONIA receptor‐like kinase MdMRLK2 negatively regulates Valsa canker resistance by suppressing defence responses and hypersensitive reaction24
The Harpin‐Induced Hypersensitive Reaction in Nicotiana tabacum Requires Wall‐Associated Kinase 224
Ascochyta rabiei: A threat to global chickpea production24
A novel xylanase from a myxobacterium triggers a plant immune response in Nicotiana benthamiana24
The Ras GTPase‐activating protein UvGap1 orchestrates conidiogenesis and pathogenesis in the rice false smut fungus Ustilaginoidea virens24
The evolutionary and molecular features of the broad‐host‐range plant pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum23
Nitrate‐inducible MdBT2 acts as a restriction factor to limit apple necrotic mosaic virus genome replication in Malus domestica23
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A Necrotrophic Phytopathogen‐Derived GPI‐Anchored Protein Functions as an Elicitor to Activate Plant Immunity and Enhance Resistance23
ZmmiR398b negatively regulates maize resistance to sugarcane mosaic virus infection by targeting ZmCSD2/4/923
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Knockout of SlTOM1 and SlTOM3 results in differential resistance to tobamovirus in tomato23
The transcription factors VaERF16 and VaMYB306 interact to enhance resistance of grapevine to Botrytis cinerea infection22
Molecular characterization reveals no functional evidence for naturally occurring cross‐kingdom RNA interference in the early stages of Botrytis cinerea–tomato interaction22
The glycoside hydrolase 28 member VdEPG1 is a virulence factor of Verticillium dahliae and interacts with the jasmonic acid pathway‐related gene GhOPR922
The STRIPAK complex orchestrates cell wall integrity signalling to govern the fungal development and virulence of Fusarium graminearum22
SstF, a novel sulforaphane‐sensing transcription factor of Xanthomonas campestris, is required for sulforaphane tolerance and virulence22
Ralstonia solanacearum Alters Root Developmental Programmes in Auxin‐Dependent and ‐Independent Manners22
The Bursaphelenchus xylophilus candidate effector BxLip‐3 targets the class I chitinases to suppress immunity in pine22
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Expression of putative effectors of different Xylella fastidiosa strains triggers cell death‐like responses in various Nicotiana model plants21
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Different epitopes of Ralstonia solanacearum effector RipAW are recognized by two Nicotiana species and trigger immune responses21
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The EIN3 transcription factor GmEIL1 improves soybean resistance to Phytophthora sojae21
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus: An emerging and rapidly spreading plant RNA virus that threatens tomato production worldwide21
Comparison of the impact of two key fungal signalling pathways on Zymoseptoria tritici infection reveals divergent contribution to invasive growth through distinct regulation of infection‐assoc20
Reprogrammed Plant Metabolism During Viral Infections: Mechanisms, Pathways and Implications20
Mucin Msb2 cooperates with the transmembrane protein Sho1 in various plant surface signal sensing and pathogenic processes in the poplar anthracnose fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides20
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Binding between elongation factor 1A and the 3ʹ‐UTR of Chinese wheat mosaic virus is crucial for virus infection19
Characterization of two infection‐induced transcription factors of Magnaporthe oryzae reveals their roles in regulating early infection and effector expression19
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A non‐JA producing oxophytodienoate reductase functions in salicylic acid‐mediated antagonism with jasmonic acid during pathogen attack19
GWAS reveals a rapidly evolving candidate avirulence effector in the Cercospora leaf spot pathogen19
A novel protein elicitor (PeSy1) from Saccharothrix yanglingensis induces plant resistance and interacts with a receptor‐like cytoplasmic kinase in Nicotiana benthamiana19
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Homeostasis of cell wall integrity pathway phosphorylation is required for the growth and pathogenicity of Magnaporthe oryzae18
Positive roles of the Ca2+ sensors GbCML45 and GbCML50 in improving cotton Verticillium wilt resistance18
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Suppression of citrus canker disease mediated by flagellin perception18
Cotton GhSSI2 isoforms from the stearoyl acyl carrier protein fatty acid desaturase family regulate Verticillium wilt resistance18
Correction to Cassava molecular genetics and genomics for enhanced resistance to diseases and pests18
Dehydroascorbate induces plant resistance in rice against root‐knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola17
Predicting symptom severity in PSTVd‐infected tomato plants using the PSTVd genome sequence17
Lipid transfer proteins involved in plant–pathogen interactions and their molecular mechanisms17
Functional characterization of extracellular and intracellular catalase‐peroxidases involved in virulence of the fungal wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici17
Tomato chlorosis virus p22 interacts with NbBAG5 to inhibit autophagy and regulate virus infection17
The nanovirus U2 protein suppresses RNA silencing via three conserved cysteine residues16
Betulinic Acid Delays Turnip Mosaic Virus Infection by Activating the Phytosulfokine Signalling Pathway in Nicotiana benthamiana16
The Potato StNAC2‐StSABP2 Module Enhanced Resistance to Phytophthora infestans Through Activating the Salicylic Acid Pathway16
Bacterial ring rot of potato caused by Clavibacter sepedonicus: A successful example of defeating the enemy under international regulations16
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γ‐Aminobutyric acid plays a key role in alleviating Glomerella leaf spot in apples15
Pathogens pulling the strings: Effectors manipulating salicylic acid and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis in plants15
Insight into the biochemical and cell biological function of an intrinsically unstructured heat shock protein, Hsp12 of Ustilago maydis15
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Spray‐induced gene silencing to identify powdery mildew gene targets and processes for powdery mildew control15
Adaptive substitutions at two amino acids of HCPro modify its functional properties to separately increase the virulence of a potyviral chimera15
Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato infection of tomato plants is mediated by GABA and l‐Pro chemoperception15
Exogenous double‐stranded RNA inhibits the infection physiology of rust fungi to reduce symptoms in planta15
Comparative acetylomic analysis reveals differentially acetylated proteins regulating fungal metabolism in hypovirus‐infected chestnut blight fungus15
Modification of the N‐terminal FWKG−αH1 element of potyviral HC‐Pro affects its multiple functions and generates effective attenuated mutants for cross‐protection15
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FKBP‐type peptidyl‐prolyl cis‐trans isomerase interacts with the movement protein of tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus and impacts viral replication in Nicotiana benthamiana14
A plant reovirus hijacks the DNAJB12–Hsc70 chaperone complex to promote viral spread in its planthopper vector14
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Pathogen effectors: What do they do at plasmodesmata?14
AlkB RNA demethylase homologues and N6‐methyladenosine are involved in Potyvirus infection14
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PhcQ mainly contributes to the regulation of quorum sensing‐dependent genes, in which PhcR is partially involved, in Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum strain OE1‐114
New persistent plant RNA virus carries mutations to weaken viral suppression of antiviral RNA interference14
Organic acid, a virulence factor for pathogenic fungi, causing postharvest decay in fruits14
Transcription Activator FgDDT Interacts With FgISW1 to Regulate Fungal Development and Pathogenicity in the Global Pathogen Fusarium graminearum14
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AtHVA22a, a plant‐specific homologue of Reep/DP1/Yop1 family proteins is involved in turnip mosaic virus propagation14
The cap‐snatching frequency of a plant bunyavirus from nonsense mRNAs is low but is increased by silencing of UPF1 or SMG714
Two independent approaches converge to the cloning of a new Leptosphaeria maculans avirulence effector gene, AvrLmS‐Lep214
Protein kinase A participates in hyphal and appressorial development by targeting Efg1‐mediated transcription of a Rab GTPase in Setosphaeria turcica14
Alpha‐momorcharin preserves catalase activity to inhibit viral infection by disrupting the 2b–CAT interaction in Solanum lycopersicum14
Correction to “A novel MAP kinase‐interacting protein MoSmi1 regulates development and pathogenicity in Magnaporthe oryzae14
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UvHOS3‐mediated histone deacetylation is essential for virulence and negatively regulates ustilaginoidin biosynthesis in Ustilaginoidea virens13
Tn‐seq identifies Ralstonia solanacearum genes required for tolerance of plant immunity induced by exogenous salicylic acid13
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Regulation of Stomatal Responses to Pathogen and Drought Stress by the F‐Box Protein AtSKIP513
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A broadly conserved fungal alcohol oxidase (AOX) facilitates fungal invasion of plants13
Immunity functions of Arabidopsis pathogenesis‐related 1 are coupled but not confined to its C‐terminus processing and trafficking13
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Constructing a Novel Disease Resistance Mechanism Model for Cruciferous Crops: An Example From Black Rot13
Glycoside Hydrolase Family 16 Enzyme RsEG146 From Rhizoctonia solaniAG1 IA Induces Cell Death and Triggers Defence Response in Nicotiana tabacum13
Reversion of a resistance‐breaking mutation shows reversion costs and high virus diversity at necrotic local lesions13
Rice ubiquitin‐conjugating enzyme OsUBC26 is essential for immunity to the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae13
Alternative splicing as a key player in the fine‐tuning of the immunity response in Arabidopsis13
Novel Regulators and Their Epistatic Networks in Arabidopsis' Defence Responses to Alternaria alternata Infection13
Development of a versatile copper‐responsive gene expression system in the plant‐pathogenic fungus Fusarium graminearum12
Soybean gene co‐expression network analysis identifies two co‐regulated gene modules associated with nodule formation and development12
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The Wheat NLR Protein PM3b Localises to Endoplasmic Reticulum–Plasma Membrane Contact Sites and Interacts With AVRPM3b2/c2 Through Its LRR Domain12
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HopAZ1, a type III effector of Pseudomonas amygdali pv. tabaci, induces a hypersensitive response in tobacco wildfire‐resistant Nicotiana tabacum ‘N509’12
The essential role of fungal peroxisomes in plant infection12
Alfin‐like transcription factor VqAL4 regulates a stilbene synthase to enhance powdery mildew resistance in grapevine12
Foxtail mosaic virus: A tool for gene function analysis in maize and other monocots12
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Novel factors contributing to fungal pathogenicity at early stages of Setosphaeria turcica infection12
Integrative transcriptome and proteome analysis reveals maize responses to Fusarium verticillioides infection inside the stalks12
Rootstock influences the effect of grapevine leafroll‐associated viruses on berry development and metabolism via abscisic acid signalling12
ZmSIZ1a and ZmSIZ1b play an indispensable role in resistance against Fusarium ear rot in maize12
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Interaction between cucumber green mottle mosaic virus MP and CP promotes virus systemic infection11
Importin α2 participates in RNA interference against bamboo mosaic virus accumulation in Nicotiana benthamiana via NbAGO10a‐mediated small RNA clearance11
The RavA/VemR two‐component system plays vital regulatory roles in the motility and virulence of Xanthomonas campestris11
F‐actin dynamics in midgut cells enables virus persistence in vector insects11
ATP‐binding cassette transporter TaABCG2 contributes to Fusarium head blight resistance by mediating salicylic acid transport in wheat11
Development of a telomere vector‐based approach to overcome limitations caused by lethal phenotypes in the study of essential genes in Magnaporthe oryzae11
A novel strategy for improving watermelon resistance to cucumber green mottle mosaic virus by exogenous boron application11
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Nuclear effectors of plant pathogens: Distinct strategies to be one step ahead11
A bacterial type III effector targets plant vesicle‐associated membrane proteins11
Histone (de)acetylation in epigenetic regulation of Phytophthora pathobiology11
Editing of the MeSWEET10a promoter yields bacterial blight resistance in cassava cultivar SC811
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The integration host factor regulates multiple virulence pathways in bacterial pathogen Dickeya zeae MS210
Genomics Research on the Road of Studying Biology and Virulence of Cereal Rust Fungi10
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Selective Degradation of Cucumber Mosaic Virus RNA3 by Nonsense‐Mediated Decay Benefits Viral Early Infection10
Evasion of wheat resistance gene Lr15 recognition by the leaf rust fungus is attributed to the coincidence of natural mutations and deletion in AvrLr15 gene10
The devastating oomycete phytopathogen Phytophthora cactorum: Insights into its biology and molecular features10
Polyamine oxidation enzymes regulate sexual mating/filamentation and pathogenicity in Sporisorium scitamineum10
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Turnip mosaic virus NIb weakens the function of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 6 facilitating viral infection in Nicotiana benthamiana10
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Potato Type I Protease Inhibitor Mediates Host Defence Against Potato Virus X Infection by Interacting With a Viral RNA Silencing Suppressor10
Photosynthesis‐related genes induce resistance against soybean mosaic virus: Evidence for involvement of the RNA silencing pathway10
Phosphatidylethanolamines link ferroptosis and autophagy during appressorium formation of rice blast fungus10
The Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum effector RipE1 is recognized at the plasma membrane by NbPtr1, the Nicotiana benthamiana homologue of Pseudomonas tomato race 110
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Targeting of SPCSV‐RNase3 via CRISPR‐Cas13 confers resistance against sweet potato virus disease9
A centenary for bacterial spot of tomato and pepper9
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Mutations in the SWEET15 Sugar Transporter Gene Affect Response of Citrus to Huanglongbing Disease and Citrus Canker9
Genomic Islands of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci 6605: Identification of PtaGI‐1 as a Pathogenicity Island With Effector Genes and a Tabtoxin Cluster9
Molecular Characterisation of the Peroxidase Gene Family in Botrytis cinerea and the Role of BcPRD7 in Virulence9
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Immune recognition of the secreted serine protease ChpG restricts the host range of Clavibacter michiganensis from eggplant varieties9
ClBeclin1 Positively Regulates Citrus Defence Against Citrus Yellow Vein Clearing Virus Through Mediating Autophagy‐Dependent Degradation of ClAPX19
Verticillium dahliae Secretory Aspartyl Protease VdSAP Targets Cotton GhARP to Modulate Plant Defence and Defoliation9
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A novel effector, CsSp1, from Bipolaris sorokiniana, is essential for colonization in wheat and is also involved in triggering host immunity8
Genomic Biosurveillance of the Kiwifruit Pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Biovar 3 Reveals Adaptation to Selective Pressures in New Zealand Orchards8
A group I WRKY transcription factor regulates mulberry mosaic dwarf‐associated virus‐triggered cell death in Nicotiana benthamiana8
Induction of aphid resistance in tobacco by the cucumber mosaic virus CMV∆2b mutant is jasmonate‐dependent8
Highly efficient genome editing in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae through repurposing the endogenous type I‐C CRISPR‐Cas system8
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The Role of a C‐Terminal Seven‐Amino Acid Motif in TbCSV C3 Protein and Its Interaction With NbPOLA2 in Enhancing Viral Replication8
Root‐knot nematodes exploit the catalase‐like effector to manipulate plant reactive oxygen species levels by directly degrading H2O28
Infection‐specific transcriptional patterns of the maize pathogen Cochliobolus heterostrophus unravel genes involved in asexual development and virulence8
A chitin deacetylase PsCDA2 from Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici confers disease pathogenicity by suppressing chitin‐triggered immunity in wheat8
The Negative Regulators of the Basal Defence WRKY7, WRKY11 and WRKY17 Modulate the Jasmonic Acid Pathway and an Alternative Splicing Regulatory Network in Response to Pseudomonas syringae in 8
Foliar Pine Pathogens From Different Kingdoms Share Defence‐Eliciting Effector Proteins8
CRISPR/Cas‐based tools for the targeted control of plant viruses8
Knockout of SlDCL2b attenuates the resistance of tomato to potato spindle tuber viroid infection8
MoSep3 and MoExo70 are needed for MoCK2 ring assembly essential for appressorium function in the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae7
Efficient multiple gene knockout in Colletotrichum higginsianum via CRISPR/Cas9 ribonucleoprotein and URA3‐based marker recycling7
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A novel robust and high‐throughput method to measure cell death in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves by fluorescence imaging7
Harnessing RNA interference for the control of Fusarium species: A critical review7
The schizotrophic lifestyle of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum7
Nicotiana benthamiana asparagine synthetase associates with IP‐L and confers resistance against tobacco mosaic virus via the asparagine‐induced salicylic acid signalling pathway7
lncRsp1, a long noncoding RNA, influences Fgsp1 expression and sexual reproduction in Fusarium graminearum7
The F‐box protein OsFBX156 positively regulates rice defence against the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae by mediating ubiquitination‐dependent degradation of OsHSP71.17
OsGLP3‐7 positively regulates rice immune response by activating hydrogen peroxide, jasmonic acid, and phytoalexin metabolic pathways7
The Meloidogyne javanica effector Mj2G02 interferes with jasmonic acid signalling to suppress cell death and promote parasitism in Arabidopsis7
Glutathione contributes to plant defence against parasitic cyst nematodes7
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Putative transcription antiterminator RfaH contributes to Erwinia amylovora virulence7
Advances in understanding the mechanism of resistance to anthracnose and induced defence response in tea plants7
Strategies to combat the problem of yam anthracnose disease: Status and prospects7
Decoding Plant–Pathogen Interactions: A Comprehensive Exploration of Effector–Plant Transcription Factor Dynamics7
Two distinct SNARE complexes mediate vesicle fusion with the plasma membrane to ensure effective development and pathogenesis of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense7
The barley HvSTP13GR mutant triggers resistance against biotrophic fungi7
The interaction between the lemon ribosomal protein ClRPS9‐2 and citrus yellow vein clearing virus coat protein affects viral infection and gene silencing suppressor activity7
MoAti1 mediates mitophagy by facilitating recruitment of MoAtg8 to promote invasive growth in Magnaporthe oryzae7
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The novel avirulence effector AlAvr1 from Ascochyta lentis mediates host cultivar specificity of ascochyta blight in lentil7
DNA Ligase I Circularises Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid RNA in a Biomolecular Condensate7
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Two TAL Effectors of Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum Induce Water Soaking by Activating GhSWEET14 Genes in Cotton6
Characterization of the Arn lipopolysaccharide modification system essential for zeamine resistance unveils its new roles in Dickeya oryzae physiology and virulence6
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Chloroplast clustering around the nucleus induced by OMP24 overexpression unexpectedly promoted PSTVd infection in Nicotiana benthamiana6
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HpaP divergently regulates the expression of hrp genes in Xanthomonas oryzae pathovars oryzae and oryzicola6
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A cyclic di‐GMP‐binding adaptor protein interacts with a N5‐glutamine methyltransferase to regulate the pathogenesis in Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri6
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Transcriptome analyses unveiled differential regulation of AGO and DCL genes by pepino mosaic virus strains6
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