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‘Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus’ Effector SECP8 Subverts Salicylic Acid‐Mediated Citrus Immunity via a Two‐Pronged Impairment of CsTCP15 Dimerization

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB), a devastating disease caused by the unculturable bacterium ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ (CLas), poses a severe threat to global citrus production. CLas secretes effectors to suppress host immune responses and facilitate its colonisation. Previously, the CLas effector SECP8 (CLIBASIA_05330) has been identified
Mingyue Qin, Rongyu Pan, Yaqian Shi, Pan Shen, Yuanjian Qiu, Xuejin Cui, Xuefeng Wang, Changyong Zhou, Shimin Fu   +8 more
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A Bacterial Effector Hijacks NBR1 to Modulate Both Autophagy and Ubiquitination‐Mediated Degradation That Promotes Bacterial Infection

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autophagy and the ubiquitin/26S proteasome system (UPS) play critical roles in the immune defence of the host against pathogen invasion. As a countermeasure, pathogens deploy effector proteins to subvert or hijack autophagy and UPS processes.
Yaqian Shi, Fang Fang, Xuejin Cui, Hongwei Shi, Zaiyu Yang, Xueyi Li, Changyong Zhou, Xuefeng Wang   +7 more
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Psyllid Cysteine Cathepsins Directly Cleave the Outer Membrane Protein BamD of Citrus Huanglongbing Pathogen

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), the causative agent of citrus Huanglongbing (HLB), is transmitted by Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri; however, the role of the insect's immune effectors in defending against CLas remains poorly understood. This study reveals that D.
Yu Du, Yu Bin, Jinhua Yang, Manman Hu, Liqin Jiang, Qiaoling Su, Shiyi Lin, Lanfeng Qu, You Li, Taiyun Wei   +9 more
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CitPH4 Confers Resistance to Citrus Canker by Activating Papain‐Like Cysteine Protease

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Citrus canker, a devastating disease caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc), poses a significant threat to global citrus production due to the high susceptibility of nearly all commercial citrus cultivars to it. Although transcription factor Citrus PH4 (CitPH4) is well known for regulating fruit acidity, its potential role in plant ...
Tao Yuan, Rongyan Huang, Zhihao Lu, Yujun Zhao, Jingchao Lv, Jiaxian He, Shengjie Lin, Chunyang He, Xukai Liu, Kun Yang, Jialing Fu, Juan Sun, Li Liao, Weikang Zheng, Wang Zhang, Huihui Jia, Yuantao Xu, Xia Wang, Qiang Xu, Fang Ding, Bin Hu   +20 more
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Soil beneficial bacteria: Harnessing tools for optimizing citrus growth and soil health in pH‐stressed soils

Journal of Environmental Quality, Volume 55, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
Abstract Rhizosphere bacteria can support crop production by promoting plant health, soil fertility, and resilience to biotic and abiotic stresses. However, the potential role of soil‐beneficial bacteria, particularly plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), remains inadequately explored in citrus production grown on pH‐stressed soil.
Shankar Shrestha, Laura Waldo, Arnold Schumann   +2 more
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Risk Evaluation and Molecular Characterisation of AtNPR1 Transgenic Citrus Lines Tolerant to Citrus Greening Disease

Plant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 24, Issue 3, Page 1223-1233, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Citrus greening disease, or Huanglongbing (HLB), has caused devastating losses to citrus production in Florida, with yields declining by over 90% since 2005. Despite extensive efforts, no sustainable solution has been widely effective. Here, transgenic ‘Hamlin’ sweet orange lines engineered to constitutively express the Arabidopsis NPR1 ...
Paula Rios Glusberger, Benjamin Merritt, Cheng Liu, Yu Wang, Janice Zale, Hao Wu, Michel Canton, Michael Braverman, Eric W. Triplett, Zhonglin Mou   +9 more
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High‐efficiency genome‐editing, transgene evaluation, and antimicrobial efficacy testing using Citrus medica L. hairy roots

The Plant Journal, Volume 125, Issue 4, February 2026.
Significance Statement Huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening disease threatens global citrus production, yet progress toward effective resistance strategies has been limited by the causal pathogen's unculturable nature and the difficulty of transforming citrus plants.
Aditya Kulshreshtha, Manikandan Ramasamy, Sonia Irigoyen, Carmen S. Padilla, Chi‐Kuan Tu, Kinnie Laughlin, James Borneman, Kranthi K. Mandadi   +7 more
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Yellow canopy syndrome of sugarcane: A review of current knowledge and future research directions

Annals of Applied Biology, Volume 188, Issue 1, Page 48-63, January 2026.
Yellow Canopy Syndrome (YCS) is a complex issue affecting commercial sugarcane in Australia, first identified in Far North Queensland over a decade ago. It has spread across most cane‐growing regions in Queensland and poses a significant threat to the global sugarcane industry.
Hang Xu, Jacob A. Humpal, Bree A. L. Wilson, Gavin J. Ash, Kevin S. Powell   +4 more
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Thermosensory TRPV Heterotetramers Drive Seasonal Polyphenism: Molecular Basis of CcIav/CcNan‐PKCα‐AKH/AKHR Signaling in Pear Psyllid Morph Transition

Advanced Science, Volume 12, Issue 45, December 4, 2025.
At 2 5 °C, thermal activation initiates: i) CcIav/CcNan heterotetramer assembly → Ca2⁺ influx; ii) CcPKCα phosphorylation → AKH signaling potentiation; iii) CcAKH1 binding to membrane‐localized CcAKHR → energy mobilization (lipid catabolism/glycogenolysis) and vitellogenin transport via follicular patency; iv) Oocyte maturation → summer‐form nymph ...
Jianying Li, Zhixian Zhang, Yilin Wang, Yue Yang, Jiarui Wang, Xueyi Ruan, Songdou Zhang   +6 more
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Climate Change Drives the Distribution of Insect Vectors for GLRaV‐3 on a Global Scale

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 10, October 2025.
The distribution range of seven insect vectors of GLRaV‐3 were predicted by MaxEnt model. Thermal conditions were a vital factor constraining the potential distribution ranges of all vector insects. Centroid shifts suggested that the potential distribution range of soft scale will move northward under climate change. Our study provides implications for
Minmin Niu, Yunyun Lu, Boxiang Zhao, Fengxia Dong, Junfei Bi, Pengfei Jing, Kangjie Wang, Zhengyuan Liu, Jiufeng Wei, Wei Ji   +9 more
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