Research
A CONSTANS-like transcriptional co-activator couples ethylene signaling to jasmonate biosynthesis and is targeted by a fungal effector
Current Biology · By Yangguang Meng, Weiwei Yuan, Jin Li, Liang Li, Liangsheng Xu & Lili Huang ·
The Brief
- Researchers identify the MdCOL4-MdERF098 complex in apple as a transcriptional co-activator module that couples ethylene signaling to jasmonate biosynthesis.
- Fungi target this module through the effector Vm11039 to suppress host immunity.
Why it matters
The study links two plant hormone pathways at the level of a shared transcriptional module and shows a pathogen effector acting on it, which may inform how disease resistance in apple and other crops is studied.
Who’s affected
- plant biologists studying hormone signaling and plant-pathogen interactions
- apple researchers and breeders
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Meng, Yuan et al. identify the MdCOL4-MdERF098 complex in apple as a transcriptional co-activator module coupling ethylene signaling to jasmonate biosynthesis and show that fungi target this module via the effector Vm11039 to suppress host immunity.