P. Derbyshire

The leucine-rich repeat receptor kinase QSK1 is a novel regulator of PRR-RBOHD complex and is employed by the bacterial effector HopF2Pto to modulate plant immunity

The paper identifies QSK1 as a novel negative regulator of PRR-RBOHD complex and shows it is targeted by the bacterial effector HopF2Pto to suppress plant immunity.

Subfamily C7 Raf-like kinases MRK1, RAF26, and RAF39 regulate immune homeostasis and stomatal opening in Arabidopsis thaliana

The phosphorylation landscape of infection-related development by the rice blast fungus

This study maps the phosphorylation landscape of the rice blast fungus during infection, identifying key phosphoproteins and pathways involved in disease progression.

Pathogen protein modularity enables elaborate mimicry of a host phosphatase

The paper identifies a modular (L)WY-LWY motif in Phytophthora effectors that recruits host PP2A phosphatase, enabling phosphoprotein regulation through structural mimicry.

A GH81-type β-glucan-binding protein facilitates colonization by mutualistic fungi in barley

This study identifies a β-glucan-binding protein in barley that facilitates colonization by beneficial fungi and influences resistance to pathogens.

Perception of a conserved family of plant signalling peptides by the receptor kinase HSL3

The paper identifies CTNIPs as a conserved family of plant signaling peptides and shows that HSL3 is their receptor, revealing an ancient signaling module involved in stress responses.

A hetero-oligomeric remorin-receptor complex regulates plant development

The paper shows that Group 1 remorins form a hetero-oligomeric complex at the plasma membrane, recruiting RIR1 and NILR2 to regulate plant development.

The phagocytosis oxidase/Bem1p (PB1) domain-containing protein PB1CP negatively regulates the NADPH oxidase RBOHD in plant immunity

This study identifies PB1CP as a negative regulator of RBOHD in plant immunity, showing it relocalizes RBOHD from the plasma membrane to endomembrane compartments.

Pathogen effector recognition-dependent association of NRG1 with EDS1 and SAG101 in TNL receptor immunity

The paper identifies two distinct modules, NRG1/EDS1/SAG101 and ADR1/EDS1/PAD4, required for TNL receptor immunity, showing effector recognition-dependent associations and functional requirements.

The Arabidopsis E3 ubiquitin ligase PUB4 regulates BIK1 homeostasis and is targeted by a bacterial type-III effector

This study shows that the bacterial effector RipAC targets PUB4 to inhibit PTI by disrupting BIK1 homeostasis.

Large-scale identification of ubiquitination sites on membrane-associated proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings

The paper identifies ubiquitination sites on membrane-associated proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings, focusing on over 100 protein kinases.

A hierarchical transcriptional network controls appressorium-mediated plant infection by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae

The paper identifies a hierarchical transcriptional network in Magnaporthe oryzae that regulates appressorium development and plant infection.