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A phase-separated protein hub modulates resistance to Fusarium head blight in wheat.
Cell host & microbe - 8 May 2024
He Yi, Yang Xiujuan, Xia Xiaobo, Wang Yuhua, Dong Yifan, Wu Lei, Jiang Peng, Zhang Xu, Jiang Cong, Ma Hongxiang, Ma Wujun, Liu Cong, Whitford Ryan, Tucker Matthew R, Zhang Zhengguang, Li Gang
Abstract excerpt
Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a devastating wheat disease. Fhb1, the most widely applied genetic locus for FHB resistance, is conferred by TaHRC of an unknown mode of action. Here, we show that TaHRC alleles distinctly drive liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) within a proteinaceous complex, determining FHB susceptibility or resistance. TaHRC-S (susceptible) exhibits stronger LLPS ability than TaHRC-R...
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