Discovery of wheat gene pair that combats powdery mildew could lead to more resistant varieties
A study has identified a wheat nucleotide-binding and leucine-rich repeat (NLR) gene pair, RXL and Pm5e, that confers ...
Nature16d
NLRs at the intersection of cell death and immunity
NLR (nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich repeat containing) family proteins structurally and functionally resemble APAF1 (apoptotic-protease activating factor 1), an apoptotic mediator ...
The Scientist1y
Plant Immunity
Intracellular plant protein complexes called nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich repeat receptors (NLRs) bind bacterial effectors and set off secondary immune cascades that boost the ...
The Business Journals29d
Two Massachusetts biotechs file to IPO post-JPM
Sionna is working on small molecules to fully restore function of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein by stabilizing CFTR’s nucleotide-binding domain 1 (NBD1).