This research investigates how NLR immune receptors in plants trigger immune responses by managing calcium levels.
Activation of plant NLR receptors was studied to observe the formation of oligomeric resistosomes.
Calcium flow into organelles was monitored as a response to NLR receptor activation.
The assembly of NLR receptors into oligomeric structures significantly increased calcium influx.
Calcium signaling was directly linked to the activation of plant immune responses.
Abstract
Upon activation, plant nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLR) immune receptors are known to assemble into oligomeric resistosomes that insert into the plasma membrane, forming calcium (Ca