Plant vascular pathogens are one kind of destructive pathogens in agricultural production.However,mechanisms behind the vascular pathogen-recognition and the subsequent defense responses of plants are not well known.A...Plant vascular pathogens are one kind of destructive pathogens in agricultural production.However,mechanisms behind the vascular pathogen-recognition and the subsequent defense responses of plants are not well known.A recent pioneering study on plant vascular immunity discovered a conserved MKP1-MPK-MYB signaling cascade that activates lignin biosynthesis in vascular tissues to confer vascular resistance in both monocot rice and the dicot Arabidopsis.The breakthrough provides a novel view on plant immunity to vascular pathogens and offers a potential strategy for the future breeding of disease-resistant crops.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31625023 and 32072507)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(KYT202001 and JCQY201904).
文摘Plant vascular pathogens are one kind of destructive pathogens in agricultural production.However,mechanisms behind the vascular pathogen-recognition and the subsequent defense responses of plants are not well known.A recent pioneering study on plant vascular immunity discovered a conserved MKP1-MPK-MYB signaling cascade that activates lignin biosynthesis in vascular tissues to confer vascular resistance in both monocot rice and the dicot Arabidopsis.The breakthrough provides a novel view on plant immunity to vascular pathogens and offers a potential strategy for the future breeding of disease-resistant crops.
