Loss-of-function mutations of one or more of the appropriate Mildew resistance locus o (Mlo)
genes are an apparently reliable “weapon” to protect plants from infection by powdery …

In the dicotyledonous plant species Arabidopsis and the monocot barley, presence of
specific isoforms of the family of heptahelical plasma membrane-localized MLO proteins is …

Grapevine (Vitis vinifera), one of the most economically important fruit crops in the world,
suffers significant yield losses from powdery mildew, a major fungal disease caused by …

The resistant cherry tomato (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) line LC-95, derived
from an accession collected in Ecuador, harbors a natural allele (ol-2) that confers broad …

Cell polarization is a crucial process during plant development, as well as in plant-microbe
interactions, and is frequently associated with extensive cytoskeletal rearrangements. In …

Background Powdery mildew (PM) is an important disease of cucumber (Cucumis sativus
L.). CsaMLO8 was previously identified as a candidate susceptibility gene for PM in …

Background Powdery mildew (PM) is a major fungal disease of thousands of plant species,
including many cultivated Rosaceae. PM pathogenesis is associated with up-regulation of …

Cannabis sativa is increasingly being grown around the world for medicinal, industrial, and
recreational purposes. As in all cultivated plants, cannabis is exposed to a wide range of …

Plants are resistant to most potentially pathogenic microbes. This forces plant pathogens to
develop sophisticated strategies to overcome basic plant resistance, either by masking …

Non-invasive fluorophore-based protein interaction assays like fluorescence resonance
energy transfer (FRET) and bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC, also referred …