Actin Depolymerization Factor (ADF) Moonlighting: Nuclear Immune Regulation by Interacting with WRKY Transcription Factors and Shaping the Transcriptome
Pai Li, Brittni R. Kelley, Xuan Xie, Zizhang Li, Bruce Proctor, Alex Corrion, Ryan Sheick, Yi‐Ju Lu, Mika Nomoto, Cheng–I Wei, Yasuomi Tada, Sheng Yang He, Shunyuan Xiao, Brad Day
This study shows that ADFs in Arabidopsis have a nuclear role in plant immunity by interacting with WRKY transcription factors to regulate the transcriptome during immune responses.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Sep 1, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology