Publications by authors named "W Gassmann"
Pathogens generate and secrete effector proteins to the host plant cells during pathogenesis to promote virulence and colonization. If the plant carries resistance (R) proteins that recognize pathogen effectors, effector-triggered immunity (ETI) is activated, resulting in a robust immune response and hypersensitive response (HR). The bipartite effector AvrRps4 from Pseudomonas syringae pv.
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- * The study focuses on bacterial effector proteins from the AvrRps4 family, which have been valuable in exploring plant immune responses, yet their full functions remain unclear.
- * The minireview suggests that while the C-termini of the HopK1 and AvrRps4 proteins differ in sequence and structure, they may have similar roles in undermining plant defense mechanisms.
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- Biomolecular condensates are formed through weak multivalent interactions and polymerization, but the role of polymerization in this process is not well understood.
- In this study, the researchers discovered that the condensates of the protein SRFR1 in lateral root cap cells are crucial for proper primary root development, with its N-terminal domain being essential for this process.
- They also found that certain disordered proteins, called dehydrins, can replace a part of SRFR1, which helped identify key functional elements within the protein and led to potential strategies for enhancing plant growth and resilience.
The purpose of this paper is to present an argument for why there is a need to re-envision the underlying culture of undergraduate biology education to ensure the success, retention, and matriculation of Black students. The basis of this argument is the continued noted challenges with retaining Black students in the biological sciences coupled with existing research that implicates science contexts (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnhanced Disease Susceptibility 1 (EDS1), a key component of microbe-triggered immunity and effector-triggered immunity in most higher plants, forms functional heterodimeric complexes with its homologs Phytoalexin Deficient 4 (PAD4) or Senescence-associated Gene 101 (SAG101). Here, the crystal structure of VvEDS1 , the N-terminal domain of EDS1 from Vitis vinifera, is reported, representing the first structure of an EDS1 entity beyond the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. VvEDS1 has an α/β-hydrolase fold, is similar to the N-terminal domain of A.
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