New paper from @hennilaessle.bsky.social & Jane @parkergroup.bsky.social at the @mpipz.bsky.social in Cologne.
They show that TIR-only proteins, conserved between Arabidopsis & Barley, function by triggering PTI defenses independently of NLRs/ETI.
#PlantScience #PlantImmunity #EvoMPMI
Marc Somssich
Conserved TIR-only proteins drive transcriptional defense and basal immunity in dicot and monocot plants https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.07.730676v1
