Publications by authors named "Zhi-Mao Sun"
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- Bacterial wilt, a serious disease caused by a major phytopathogen, leads to significant losses in crop yields, largely due to the ability of the pathogen's Type III effectors (T3Es) to disrupt plant immune responses.
- The study focused on the novel T3E, RipAW, demonstrating its role in suppressing plant immunity by targeting key immune receptor proteins (FLS2, XLG2, BIK1) through a process of ubiquitination and degradation.
- The findings reveal that RipAW weakens the plant's defense mechanisms, offering new perspectives on how the pathogen can enhance its virulence.
RING-finger-type ubiquitin E3 ligase Constitutively Photomorphogenic 1 (COP1) and floral integrators such as FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT), TWIN SISTER OF FT (TSF) and SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS1 (SOC1) have been identified as regulators of stomatal movement. However, little is known about their roles and relationship in dark-induced stomatal closure. Here, we demonstrated that COP1 is required for dark-induced stomatal closure using mutant.
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