The type III effector HopF2Pto targets Arabidopsis RIN4 protein to promote Pseudomonas syringae virulence Wilton M, Subramaniam R, Elmore J, Felsensteiner C, Coaker G, Desveaux D Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2010 Feb;107(5):2349-54 PubMed PMID: 20133879 Abstract Plant immunity can be induced by two major classes of pathogen-associated molecules. Pathogen- or microbe-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs […]

Found in translation: high-throughput chemical screening in Arabidopsis thaliana identifies small molecules that reduce Fusarium head blight disease in wheat Schreiber KJ, Nasmith CG, Allard G, Singh J, Subramaniam R, Desveaux D Mol. Plant Microbe Interact. 2011 Jun;24(6):640-8 PubMed PMID: 21303209 Abstract Despite the tremendous economic impact of cereal crop pathogens such as the fungus […]

The Arabidopsis ZED1 pseudokinase is required for ZAR1-mediated immunity induced by the Pseudomonas syringae type III effector HopZ1a Lewis JD, Lee AH, Hassan JA, Wan J, Hurley B, Jhingree JR, Wang PW, Lo T, Youn JY, Guttman DS, Desveaux D Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2013 Oct;: PubMed PMID: 24170858 Abstract Plant and animal pathogenic […]