Researchers have unveiled a novel immune mechanism by which tandem kinases combat pathogen invasion: an atypical NLR protein, ...

A new study published in Science by a team of scientists across five continents led by King Abdullah University of Science ...

The discovery of the resistosome was a milestone in plant immunity. Here, Zhong et al. identify a kinase that phosphorylates the NLR, and reveal how this kinase regulates resistosome assembly to ...

A team of scientists across five continents led by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Associate ...

PAMP-triggered pathways can also lead to changes in gene expression and hormone levels. But bacteria can interfere with PAMP-triggered immunity by injecting effector molecules into the plant cell.

Could following a plant-based diet improve your health or is it not that simple? Here's what experts say… So what are plant-based diets? They are “mostly based on foods derived from plants ...

Few living things seem to have less in common than plants and animals, but that assumption is being increasingly challenged. Evolution, and the ways in which the kingdom of plants and the kingdom ...

Learn how a pair of kinases could help plant scientists engineer crops resistant to infectious diseases and boost wheat's ...

Plant-based diet can lower the risk of heart disease by reducing the levels of cholesterol and blood pressure. It promotes a better heart health with the help of nutrient rich and fibre packed food.

Red, orange, yellow and green plants contain carotenoids, which have been associated with boosting immunity. Evidence for the benefits of phytochemicals to immunity is not conclusive, but there is ...