New article: systemin was the first plant peptide hormone identified in 1991 in tomato. Twenty-seven years later, today in 2018, we finally know its receptor: "The systemin receptor SYR1 enhances resistance of tomato against herbivorous insects" https://t.co/qWE1NRX5uw
Very cool approach to quantifying host-pathogen interactions through automated image analysis developed by @APKaristo et al. #Biology18
https://t.co/4g6rhKeuaS
Our preprint "Functional analysis of African Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae TALomes reveals a new susceptibility gene in bacterial leaf blight of rice" is online! https://t.co/7r09ja74e0