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Hacking the immune system: plant immune protease engineering for crop protection

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Genome engineering technologies allow the generation of crops with increased disease resistance, though selecting suitable targets remains challenging. Our team has published two recent studies that highlight the potential of engineering plant immune proteases as an alternative approach to generating disease resistant plants.

Source: Journal of Experimental Botany

DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraf137

Authors: Mariana Schuster, Alexander L Ciattoni, Renier A L van der Hoorn

Institutions: Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, University of Oxford

Language: English

Topic: Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,341