The Conserved N-Terminal Extension of AtKEA1 Is Largely Dispensable for Plastid Function but Contributes to Potassium Homeostasis

Functional and transcriptomic analyses in Neurospora crassa reveal a crucial role for the N-glycoprotein deglycosylation process in fungal homeostasis.

These findings identify the cytosolic ENGase as a key component of fungal proteostasis and suggest that N. crassa activates alternative compensatory mechanisms to maintain protein quality control when canonical deglycosylation pathways are impaired.

OEF18 is a membrane-anchored organellar Ca²⁺ sensor linking calcium signaling to jasmonate-mediated defense and stress acclimation

The Rab7 C-terminal intrinsically disordered region is a key determinant of development and pathogenicity in Aspergillus flavus.

The findings extend the mechanistic understanding of Rab7 beyond its catalytic pocket and establish the AflRab7 C-terminal IDR as a critical regulatory element that couples vacuolar dynamics to A. flavus development and aflatoxin biosynthesis, highlighting a tractable target for mitigating fungal toxigenic potential.

The PHO1 protein family in phosphate export and beyond

How the recently gained knowledge about PHO1 and XPR1 structure and its cell biology is shaping views about how these proteins contribute to Pi homeostasis at the cellular and organismal levels is highlighted.

Discovery of a regulatory node that coordinates cell envelope assembly in mycobacteria

Mycobacteria possess a complex double-membrane cell envelope critical for survival and pathogenesis. Proper assembly of this architecture requires the biosynthesis and transport of major components, including arabinogalactan (AG) polysaccharides and mycolic acids (MAs), but how these processes are effectively coordinat...

A FtsH-Like Zinc Metalloprotease, OsFtsH1, Coordinates Chloroplast Development and Photosystem II Homeostasis in Rice.

These findings unravel the multifaceted and crucial functions of OsFtsH1 in orchestrating chloroplast development, photosynthetic machinery homeostasis, and stress response in rice.