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

Author(s) -

Yuanyuan Li,

Nathan Meier,

Savithramma P. DineshKumar

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

plos biology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127

H-Index - 271

eISSN - 1545-7885

pISSN - 1544-9173

DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001395

Subject(s) - biology , effector , immunity , plant immunity , function (biology) , parasite hosting , immune system , evolutionary biology , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , arabidopsis , mutant , world wide web , computer science

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.

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