We hypothesize that plant immunity serves as a sophisticated system for sensing and interpreting such “danger” signals over the background microbial-derived signals. [more]

Remarkably little is understood about plant-microbe interactions that are, at first glance, ‘symptomless’. These poorly studied plant microbiomes harbor an unknown reservoir of probiotic and plant protective associations. [more]

The plant innate immune system consists of two interconnected branches termed MTI (MAMP-Triggered Immunity) and ETI (Effector-Triggered Immunity) that initiate massive transcriptional reprogramming. [more]

Plants sense molecules originating from pathogens and turn on a battery of immune responses. PAMP/pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) and effector-triggered immunity (ETI) are well-defined modes of plant immunity against pathogens. [more]