Cotton GhMKK5-GhMPK13 cascade regulates resistance to Verticillium wilt by phosphorylating GhBES1-GhPEL75-mediated molecular module.
Verticillium wilt caused by Verticillium dahliae is a soil-borne vascular disease that harms many plants, including cotton. Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade is a highly conserved signal transduction pathway that transmits various extracellular stimuli to downstream targets during plant defense responses....