Yi-Chang Sung

Apr 30, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Yinghui Li |Soichiro Asuke |Yi-Chang Sung |Suji Baik

AbstractPlants have intricate innate immune receptors that detect pathogens. Research has intensely focused on two receptor classes recognizing external and internal threats. Recent research has identified a new class of disease resistance proteins called tandem kinase proteins (TKPs). We investigated RWT4, a wheat TKP that confers resistance to the devastating fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae .