Breaking plant family barriers: Sensor–helper NLR pairs enable cross‐kingdom immune defense
This commentary on Du et al. (2025) demonstrates that transferring paired sensor-helper NLRs from Solanaceae to non-asterid species (rice, soybean, and Arabidopsis) overcomes restricted taxonomic functionality, enabling resistance to bacterial leaf streak without fitness costs, and unlocking cross-kingdom immune potential for crop protection.
Authors
- Cheng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1369-0699)
- Manman Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0524-9780)
Institutions
- Guizhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Integrative Plant Biology
- Published
- 2025-11-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70074
- Primary Topic
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Guizhou University