A research team has identified two novel genetic mechanisms for disease resistance in wheat, offering promising strategies to enhance resilience against powdery mildew and stripe rust. The discoveries ...

A study has identified a wheat nucleotide-binding and leucine-rich repeat (NLR) gene pair, RXL and Pm5e, that confers resistance to the devastating wheat powdery mildew disease. The study, led by ...

The NLR gene cluster exhibits drastic structural diversification among phylogenetically representative varieties, including gene copy number variation ranging from five to 23 copies, and absence of ...

This led to the identification of a resistance gene candidate Rwt3 which protects wheat by regulating an NLR gene. In plants NLR genes operate by encoding defensive proteins that detect pathogen ...

The Circos plot depicts gene features at 500-kb intervals across the 19 chromosomes of Thompson Seedless. ... (NLR) genes, which are crucial for plant disease resistance.

Human disease-associated NLR mutations that cause stimulus-independent activation of the inflammasome also activate bacterial NACHT proteins, supporting a shared signaling mechanism. This work ...

Achieving a milestone in their pursuit of the Superman of sorghum plants, scientists identified a single gene that confers broad protection from the fungal diseases anthracnose, rust and target spot.