First structural insights into how plant immune receptors interact
Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 14:30
in Biology & Nature
The first structural definition of how plant immune receptors interact has broad implications for understanding their function. "Before, we knew that proteins called RRS1 and RPS4 are required to recognize specific molecules from pathogenic bacteria, and then use this recognition as a cue to activate defense. However, we had no idea how they did it" said a co-corresponding author.