Decoding citrus Huanglongbing resistance and AI‐driven innovation in bacterial pathogen control

2025/06/05 by Wei Liu, Huan Chen, Chao Ma +1 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy #Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens #Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/jipb.13949

openalex publication_date 2025/06/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

Analysis using an artificial intelligence-derived bifunctional antiproteolysis peptide that suppress Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus replication and activates plant immunity revealed that a PUB21-MYC2 negative feedback loop governs citrus Huanglongbing resistance and suggests paradigms for sustainable phytopathogen control.

Citations

• Decoding small peptides: Regulators of plant growth and stress resilience

Discussions

• #Huanglongbing, a.k.a. #citrus greening disease, is a devastating, incurable #bacterial disease of citrus #trees, but new #AI-driven research by Liu et al. suggests paradigms for #sustainable #pathoge [bsky, 6 points, 1 comments]

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