Potato calcineurin B-like protein CBL4, interacting with calcineurin B-like protein-interacting protein kinase CIPK2, positively regulates plant resistance to stem canker caused by .

Introduction: Calcium sensor calcineurin B-like proteins (CBLs) and their interacting partners, CBL-interacting protein kinases (CIPKs), have emerged as a complex network in response to abiotic and biotic stress perception. However, little is known about how CBL-CIPK complexes function in potatoes.

Methods: In this study, we identified the components of one potato signaling complex, StCBL4-StCIPK2, and characterized its function in defense against causing stem canker in potato.

Causes Potato Common Scab Disease.

Common scab (CS) caused by spp. is a significant soilborne potato disease that results in tremendous economic losses globally. Identification of CS-associated species of the genus can enhance understanding of the genetic variation of these bacterial species and is necessary for the control of this epidemic disease.

Identification of the Virulence Factors of Liberibacter asiaticus via Heterologous Expression in using .

Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening, is the most destructive disease of citrus worldwide. HLB is associated with the non-culturable bacterium, Liberibacter asiaticus (Las) in the United States. The virulence mechanism of Las is largely unknown, partly because of the lack of a mutant library.