PLoS Biology (Sep 2021)

Parasite effectors target helper NLRs in plants to suppress immunity-related cell death.

  • Yuanyuan Li,
  • Nathan Meier,
  • Savithramma P Dinesh-Kumar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001395
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 9
p. e3001395

Abstract

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Parasites target the plant immune system for successful colonization. A new study in PLOS Biology reveals that unrelated parasites have evolved effectors that specifically suppress the function of helper nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeats (NLRs), explaining the complex plant-parasite coevolutionary dynamics.