Maryam Rahmati Ishka, Hayley Sussman ... Magdalena M Julkowska
Salt stress disrupts root-shoot growth coordination through SR3G, a negative regulator of salt tolerance, that affects shoot growth, root suberization, and sodium accumulation, revealing new targets for environmental resilience.
Zigmunds Orlovskis, Archana Singh ... Saskia A Hogenhout
Phytoplasma effector SAP54 hijacks previously unknown MADS-box protein roles in plant-insect interactions by modulating plant biotic stress responses to male leafhoppers and facilitating female attraction and reproduction on male-exposed leaves.
Programmed cell death during plant development (dPCD) is crucial for Arabidopsis thaliana root defense, limiting microbial invasion and maintaining a balanced relationship with beneficial microbes.