Very proud to share our new paper led by Mathias Brands from my team at @UniCologne! With Markus Pauly team @HHU. Host-adapted enzymatic deconstruction of acetylated xylan limits immune activation and facilitates mutualistic colonization of monocot roots: Molecular Plant www.cell.com/molecular-pl...
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This study identifies a monocot-specific enzymatic module in the beneficial root endophyte
Serendipita indica, showing how ancestral saprotrophic enzymes have been repurposed
into an immune-compatible...
