Le-Meng Dong

Herbivory‐Induced Stomatal Opening Triggers the Dispersal of an Invasive Insect Herbivore

ABSTRACT Stomata play important roles in plant responses to phytopathogens, but less is known about their roles in plant‐herbivore interactions. Herbivore damage commonly closes stomata but also elicits the release of herbivory‐induced plant volatiles, important mediators of plant‐herbivore interactions. Here, we exami...

Multi-omics data analysis reveals a novel beneficial role for strigolactones in tomato

MoSun4 Contributes to Pathogenicity and Is Associated with Altered Expression of Virulence-Related Genes in Magnaporthe oryzae

The SUN family protein MoSun4 in Magnaporthe oryzae has been previously implicated in mitophagy and has potential as a target for reducing rice blast, but its role as a secreted protein remains poorly understood. In this study, signal peptide prediction and yeast secretion assays confirmed MoSun4 signal peptide functio...