Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
Hijacking host microPEP: pathogens modulate the microRNA-microPEP loop to promote infection
Emmanuel Clostres, Christophe Penno, Abdelhak El Amrani…·Stéphanie Daval
The paper identifies pathoPEPs from Plasmodiophora brassicae that modulate miRNA expression and target genes involved in plant defense and metabolism, facilitating pathogen infection.
DOI 10.1101/2025.08.01.668066