Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) are a natural
product class that has undergone significant expansion due to the rapid growth in genome …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important crops in the world. Since the completion of
rice reference genome sequences, tremendous progress has been achieved in …

Soil flooding creates composite and complex stress in plants known as either submergence
or waterlogging stress depending on the depth of the water table. In nature, these stresses …

Fusarium graminearum is a causal agent of Fusarium head blight (FHB) and a
deoxynivalenol (DON) producer. In this study, OSP24 is identified as an important virulence …

Plant-specific group VII Ethylene Response Factor (ERF) transcription factors have emerged
as pivotal regulators of flooding and low oxygen responses. In rice (Oryza sativa), these …

Plants growing in their natural habitats are often challenged simultaneously by multiple
stress factors, both abiotic and biotic. Research has so far been limited to responses to …

Our understanding of gene expression has changed dramatically over the past decade,
largely catalysed by technological developments. High-throughput experiments …

OsWRKY76 encodes a group IIa WRKY transcription factor of rice. The expression of
OsWRKY76 was induced within 48h after inoculation with rice blast fungus (Magnaporthe …

Progress in improving abiotic stress tolerance of crop plants using classic breeding and
selection approaches has been slow. This has generally been blamed on the lack of reliable …

Plants and animals sense conserved microbial signatures through receptors localized to the
plasma membrane and cytoplasm. These receptors typically carry or associate with non …