Plants defend themselves through a multilayered immune system that begins with the recognition of conserved microbial features by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) at the cell surface. These ...

Before invaders can be stopped, they must first be detected, and this is accomplished by pattern recognition receptors located on the surface of plant cells. The ability of these receptors to detect ...

Innate immune sensors – known as pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) – detect specific molecular components of bacterial or viral intruders. The PRRs forward the signals which results in the ...

The molecular recognition of ions in aqueous solution has been a major area of chemical research for decades. Nature’s own molecular recognition apparatus largely relies on proteins, but the ...