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The epigenetic landscape of plant defense: Unlocking nature's toolkit for new plant protection

New Plant Protection, EarlyView.
This review examines how epigenetic mechanisms regulate plant immune gene activation, repression, and priming, then links these natural regulatory layers to emerging epigenetic editing, discussing their potential for precise, heritable crop protection and the challenges.
Xuexia Liu, Zhenhui Zhong
wiley   +1 more source

M genes as a new frontier in plant protection

New Plant Protection, EarlyView.
Microbiome genes, or M genes, are host genes involved in shaping microbial communities. In plant protection, microbiome engineering via M genes shows great promise for the development of new production strategies in the face of increasing pathogen pressure.
Kathryn De Abreu, Tomislav Cernava
wiley   +1 more source

Aboveground herbivory elevates belowground rhizosphere volatile organic compound concentrations in ambient and polluted air, independent of volatile sampling methodology

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The effect of air pollution on plants is still underexplored, especially belowground. We used a field facility that released diesel exhaust and ozone at concentrations equivalent to those near a busy road in Reading, UK, to measure belowground gas exchange of Scots pine together with feeding by large pine weevils, a major pest of conifers.
Tihomir Simin, Luke Bell, James M. W. Ryalls, Robbie D. Girling, Oliver E. I. Welling, Neil J. Mullinger, Muhammad Usman Rasheed, James D. Blande   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structural and Biochemical Characterization of the Diaminopimelate Epimerase DapF From Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14

Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The emergence of antibiotic resistance in bacteria is a major threat to global public health. To combat increasingly drug‐resistant bacteria like Pseudomonas aeruginosa, new targets for pharmaceuticals need to be explored. One such potential target for P.
Philipp Schneider, Claudia Hanko, Konrad Büssow, Stefan Schmelz, Wulf Blankenfeldt   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prediction of Prion Proteins in E. coli Based on Bimodal Sequence Characteristics

Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Prions are infectious proteins that bear misfolded conformations capable of converting folded states into misfolded aggregates under physiologically relevant conditions. In mammals, prions cause deadly maladies including Creutzfeldt‐Jakob and chronic wasting disease. To date, several prion proteins have been identified in eukaryotes, primarily
Katherine Shreeve, Jinoh Jang, Mridula Srivathsan, Siyu Li, Taylor D. Scott, Silvia Cavagnero   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolutionary trade‐offs between beauvericin production and growth define divergent virulence strategies in Beauveria

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Two virulence strategies in Beauveria: a growth strategy characterized by rapid within‐host proliferation, and a toxin strategy involving antimicrobial activity and toxicity to insects Abstract BACKGROUND Pathogen virulence is often attributed to toxin production, yet toxins are metabolically costly and may not universally enhance fitness.
Shasha Hu, Lana L B de Carvalho, Ricardo A Polanczyk, Michael J Bidochka   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Targeting homologous recombination repair to potentiate fluoroquinolone efficacy in Mycobacterium abscessus

mLife, EarlyView.
Shuai Wang, Md Shah Alam, Buhari Yusuf, Jingran Zhang, Ziwen Lu, Xiaofan Zhang, H. M. Adnan Hameed, Mst. Sumaia Khatun, Chunyu Li, Lijie Li, Aleksey A. Vatlin, Aweke M. Belachew, Xirong Tian, Yamin Gao, Cuiting Fang, Rogers P. Zhang, Jun Li, Xinyue Wang, Liqiang Feng, Li Wan, Tianyu Zhang   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combined application of Bacillus velezensis JDB15 and Trichoderma harzianum JDL4 suppresses banana Fusarium wilt under controlled conditions

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
The surfactin C secreted by JDB15 and the probable parasitism of JDL4 lead to the leakage of intracellular macromolecules and the degradation of hyphae, respectively. Combined application of the two strains effectively controls banana Fusarium wilt under controlled conditions.
Deng Chen, Minghao Ju, Hongyang Li, Junting Feng, Xueyong Zi, Xuqian Gong, Yida Che, Xiaoya Lei, Zihuan Geng, Hongsen Deng, Kang Zhao, Jianghui Xie, Xiao‐Lin Chen, Jun Peng   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strain‐specific monitoring of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AH2 in strawberry fields using a specific molecular marker

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
A novel strain‐specific TaqMan quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay targeting the hsdM gene was developed to monitor Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AH2 in strawberries, providing a foundational tool to optimize biocontrol management. Abstract BACKGROUND The biocontrol agent Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AH2 is effective against Botrytis cinerea in ...
M Mercedes Maldonado‐González, Julio Rodríguez‐Romero, Jonatan C Campillo‐Brocal, Pedro R Molina‐Guevara, María Sánchez‐García, Laura Martínez‐Pozuelo, Antonio Bernal‐Soro, María A Ayllón   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Single and dual RPA‐CRISPR/Cas assays for point‐of‐need detection of Stewart's wilt pathogen (Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii) of corn and Maize dwarf mosaic virus

Pest Management Science, Volume 81, Issue 4, Page 1988-1999, April 2025.
Schematic diagram of the single and dual RPA‐CRISPR/Cas12a/13a diagnostic assays for the detection of Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii and Maize dwarf mosaic virus. The validated assays provide a useful and sensitive molecular tool for detecting two quarantine pathogens of maize within a minimal resource framework suitable for fast‐tracking the ...
Qian Tian, Hua Zhou, Zhenxing Zhao, Yongjiang Zhang, Wenjun Zhao, Lulu Cai, Tao Guo   +6 more
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