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Melanin's Role in Balancing Mechanical Strength and Reproductive Output in Environmentally Stressed Fungal Spores

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Melanin content directly controls fungal spore mechanical properties, with pigmented spores achieving rupture forces two orders of magnitude higher than hyaline spores. Environmental stress drives this quantity‐quality tradeoff; stressed species invest energy in melanin‐reinforced, mechanically superior thick‐walled, super‐hydrophobic spores, while ...
Atul Agrawal, Steven E. Naleway
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RNAi in the Rhizarian Phytopathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae: The Causal Agent of Clubroot Disease in Cruciferous Crops

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study uncovers an unusual RNAi pathway in the rhizarian pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae. In the absence of Dicer, a Drosha‐like RNase III protein supports the biogenesis of predominant 21‐nt small RNAs, and two Argonaute proteins mediate small RNA‐guided silencing.
Xiong Zhang, Yupo Wu, Jiachang Hou, Lixia Gao, Longqi Pan, Cuicui Shen, Chuanji Zhao, Feng Gao, Yi Zhang, Li Ren, Xiaoping Fang, Xiaoling Dun, Shengyi Liu, Lijiang Liu   +13 more
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Intermolecular Carbon–Carbon Naphthalene Coupling Involves a Radical Mechanism Driven by Cytochrome P450 in Alternaria alternata

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
1,8‐DHN is an important intermediate to form complex aromatic ring systems. Phenol‐coupling reactions are important for the dimerization of two molecules. Here, we show that a fungal cytochrome P450 enzyme catalyzes specific C─C bonds. ABSTRACT Dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN) derivatives are precursors of biologically important molecules, including melanin ...
Jia Gao, Leyao Chen, Karin Steffen, Henrik Schweder, Birgit Schreckenberger, Shu‐Ming Li, Ben Auxier, Antonis Rokas, Reinhard Fischer   +8 more
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The BTB/POZ‐MATH Protein ZmBPM1 Interacts With Autophagy‐related Protein ZmATG6 and Modulates the NLR Protein Rp1‐D21‐Mediated Defense Response in Maize

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The maize BTB/POZ‐MATH (BPM) protein ZmBPM1 interacts with autophagy‐related protein ZmATG6 to relocate the NLR protein Rp1‐D21 from the nucleo‐cytoplasmic compartment into autophagosome‐like puncta, leading to autophagy‐mediated turnover and suppressing the hypersensitive response.
Chang‐Xiao Tang, Tong‐Tong Liu, Qi‐Dong Ge, Xiao‐Ying Liu, Wanxiao Wang, Yang Sun, Yanfei Liu, Faqiang Li, Guan‐Feng Wang   +8 more
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Drought Stress Mediated Changes in Food Crops: Mechanisms and Remediation Strategies

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work presents a multi‐scale framework for flavonoid‐mediated drought tolerance in staple food crops, integrating ROS redox regulation, antioxidant defense, rhizosphere microbial interactions, and sustainable agronomic practices. This interdisciplinary model provides core insights to develop climate‐resilient cropping systems and enhance global ...
Xiaoyi Duan, Litao Wang, Tuuli‐Marjaana Koski, Lizhe An, Thomas Efferth, Yujie Fu   +5 more
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Sunscreen‐Inspired Nano‐Pesticide for UV‐Shielding and Laccase‐Responsive Delivery of Mancozeb With Enhanced Fungicidal Efficacy and Ecological Safety

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The sunscreen‐inspired nano‐pesticide, MCB@URFSL, provides UV‐shielding, enhanced rainfastness, and laccase‐responsive delivery for improved fungicidal efficacy and high ecological safety. ABSTRACT Fungicides are a crucial tool for protecting crops and ensuring consistent food supply.
Jin Yan, Xin Ye, Linping He, Cheng Hong, Xu‐Huan Zhao, Gizachew Mulugeta Manahelohe, Xiao‐Tong Feng, Yu‐Cheng Gu, Qiang Bian, Min Wu, Ming‐Zhi Zhang   +10 more
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The Mitogen‐Activated Protein Kinase GhNTF3 Modulates the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis‐Immunity Trade‐Off in Cotton by Regulating Salicylic Acid Biosynthesis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
AM symbiosis induces GhWAK13 to promote fungal colonization. GhNTF3 negatively regulates symbiosis by promoting SA biosynthesis. GhWAK13 sequesters GhNTF3 at the membrane, limiting its nuclear translocation and relieving SA‐mediated suppression. Under Verticillium stress, GhNTF3 enters the nucleus and interacts with GhJAZ6 to activate SA signaling ...
Shuangjie Jia, Jingshang Wen, Jihang Li, Meina Feng, Yiming He, Ruojun Liu, Qian Liu, Junli Zhang, Kai Cheng, Xiangyu Zhang, Xiao Zhang   +10 more
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Repurposing FDA‐Approved Drugs to Inhibit Fungal PPTases for Broad‐Spectrum Synergy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Fungal secondary metabolites serve as crucial virulence effectors; however, the potential of their biosynthetic pathways as antifungal targets remains inadequately comprehended. Repurposed FDA‐approved drugs inhibit fungal PPTase (essential for secondary metabolism) in vivo.
Zili Song, Can Zhao, Qiaoling Wang, Hongjiao Zhang, Xiao Liu, Linqi Wang, Michael Bromley, Wen‐Bing Yin   +7 more
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Symbiont‐Induced HSP83 Establishes Two‐Tiered Control of Antifungal Immunity in an Invasive Beetle–Fungus Complex

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In an invasive beetle–fungus complex, the mutualist Leptographium procerum induces host HSP83 and modulates Toll‐dependent antifungal immunity. HSP83 mediates two‐tiered control by associating with selected fungal recognition receptors and restraining Dorsal‐driven antimicrobial peptide transcription.
Qingtai Yang, Zhudong Liu, Yuqiao Yin, Jing Su, Dunyang Yu, Longsheng Xing, Zhen Zou, Le Kang, Jianghua Sun   +8 more
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Enhanced Endophytic Colonization of Flavobacterium Promotes Plant Resistance to Fusarium Wilt

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A natural microbial consortium employing a cross‐feeding strategy forms a stratified biofilm that promotes endophytic colonization of auxotrophic Flavobacterium. This enhanced colonization activates plant systemic resistance, effectively suppressing Fusarium wilt.
Xianfeng Ye, Changsheng Xu, Shuai Yao, Jiming Shen, Zeyuan Li, Yu Zhang, Fan Wu, Xinjie Li, Yanling Ji, Lei Zhang, Yan Huang, Zhoukun Li, Huayu Qin, Zhongli Cui   +13 more
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