An RLCK-V subfamily member in potato is reported, StSOAK1, which negatively regulates disease resistance to the oomycete Phytophthora infestans and the fungus Botrytis cinerea and reveals a regulatory mechanism of potato StRBOHB, which occurs in parallel with its paradigmatic AtPBL13-mediated regulation in Arabidopsis.
It is demonstrated that the OsVAL2-OsDOF3-OsCSE module promotes lignin deposition and cell-wall fortification to confer broad-spectrum disease resistance, highlighting the crucial role of cell-wall remodeling in crop disease resistance.
Han Lu, Zian Ye, Yong-Lin Wu et al.· Developmental Cell· 0 citations
A mechanism by which the small GTPase RHO1 regulates ROS compartmentalization to affect the plant response to different pathogen infections is demonstrated, indicating the diversity of responses of a plant gene to different biotic factors.
Bo-Wen Yuan, Chenglong Ji, Bolei Jiao et al.· Molecular plant pathology· 0 citations
It is demonstrated that the TaLYK5-TaDSK2a module functions as a molecular switch that dynamically regulates the trade-off between plant immunity and growth.
Yu Wu, Dan Yang, Hai-Bin Zhao et al.· Proceedings of the National...· 0 citations
The Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) maintains endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis during proteotoxic stress while also contributing to plant immunity. However, the functional relationship between UPR signaling, pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP)-triggered immunity (PTI) and salicylic acid (SA) remains poor...
Veronika Cehulová, Anzhela Antonova, Hana Leontovyčová et al.· bioRxiv· 0 citations
AI agents can generate code at a scale that’s hard for humans to review line-by-line. PDD Kit helps ensure the code is doing what the developer intended by creating formal specifications and testing against them. It converts developer intent into a Verus specification, proves AI-generated code meets it for every input, and uses tests where proofs aren't practical. Developers review intent, not every line. The post Formally verifying agent-written full-stack web apps with PDD Kit appeared first o…
Microsoft Research Blog· microsoft.comOct 29, 2026
Host Sowbhagya Suresh shares some of the latest news and cutting-edge research from across Microsoft—from understanding the challenges facing coding agents to uncovering how people use AI at work and improving extended-range weather forecasting. The post Microsoft Research Focus – Edition #97 appeared first on Microsoft Research.