{"response":{"status":"ok","message_type":"publication"},"id":4400,"citation":"Wang et al., 2026, Plant, Cell \u0026 Environment","doi":"10.1111/pce.70366","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/publications/4400.json","link_ext":"https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.70366","title":"A Secretory Protein From\n                    \u003ci\u003eCandidatus\u003c/i\u003e\n                    Liberibacter Asiaticus Targets the Ubiquitin‐Related Protein CsRUB2 to Disturb Bacterial Infection in Citrus","journal":"Plant, Cell \u0026 Environment","journal_loc":"49 (4)","journal_date":"2026-04-01","pub_type":"journal-article","abstract":"\u003cjats:title\u003eABSTRACT\u003c/jats:title\u003e\n                  \u003cjats:p\u003e\n                    Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB), caused by ‘\n                    \u003cjats:italic\u003eCandidatus\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    Liberibacter asiaticus’ (\n                    \u003cjats:italic\u003eCa\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    Las), is the most devastating disease affecting the global citrus industry. Here, we reported that the\n                    \u003cjats:italic\u003eCa\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    Las effector SDE70 promotes HLB pathogenicity by targeting the citrus ubiquitination pathway. Transgenic expression of\n                    \u003cjats:italic\u003eSDE70\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    in Wanjincheng orange (\n                    \u003cjats:italic\u003eCitrus sinensis\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    Osbeck) accelerated early\n                    \u003cjats:italic\u003eCa\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    Las proliferation, aggravated HLB symptoms, and increased susceptibility to citrus canker induced by\n                    \u003cjats:italic\u003eXanthomonas citri\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    subsp.\n                    \u003cjats:italic\u003ecitri\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    (\n                    \u003cjats:italic\u003eXcc\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    ). These results demonstrate that SDE70 functions as a broad‐spectrum suppressor of citrus immunity. Mechanistically, SDE70 physically interacts with CsRUB2, a citrus ubiquitin‐related protein. Furthermore,\n                    \u003cjats:italic\u003eCsRUB2\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    overexpression in Wanjincheng oranges reduced resistance to HLB but enhanced resistance to citrus canker. Both SDE70 and CsRUB2 elevated salicylic acid (SA) and hydrogen peroxide (H\n                    \u003cjats:sub\u003e2\u003c/jats:sub\u003e\n                    O\n                    \u003cjats:sub\u003e2\u003c/jats:sub\u003e\n                    ) levels in transgenic plants while lowering methyl salicylate (MeSA) levels. CsRUB2 also decreased jasmonic acid (JA). In contrast to the suppressive effect of SDE70, CsRUB2 enhanced the transcription of citrus immunity genes. Transient expression assays further demonstrated that the SDE70–CsRUB2 interaction dysregulates citrus immunity by perturbing SA, MeSA, JA, and H\n                    \u003cjats:sub\u003e2\u003c/jats:sub\u003e\n                    O\n                    \u003cjats:sub\u003e2\u003c/jats:sub\u003e\n                    signals. These findings provide a theoretical basis for understanding citrus–\n                    \u003cjats:italic\u003eCa\u003c/jats:italic\u003e\n                    Las interactions and breeding citrus varieties with broad‐spectrum resistance to both HLB and citrus canker.\n                  \u003c/jats:p\u003e","long_citation_html":"Wang et al. (2026). A Secretory Protein From\n                    \u003ci\u003eCandidatus\u003c/i\u003e\n                    Liberibacter Asiaticus Targets the Ubiquitin‐Related Protein CsRUB2 to Disturb Bacterial Infection in Citrus. \n\u003ci\u003ePlant, Cell \u0026amp; Environment\u003c/i\u003e. \u003ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.70366\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDOI:10.1111/pce.70366\u003c/a\u003e\n","created_at":"2026-01-10T00:00:12.377Z","updated_at":"2026-04-09T00:00:09.607Z","authors":[{"id":9951,"given":"Shuai","family":"Wang","created_at":"2022-02-21T23:00:10.217Z","updated_at":"2022-02-21T23:00:10.217Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/9951.json"},{"id":17917,"given":"Sailan","family":"Zhao","created_at":"2026-01-10T00:00:12.407Z","updated_at":"2026-01-10T00:00:12.407Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/17917.json"},{"id":17918,"given":"Jianhua","family":"Wu","created_at":"2026-01-10T00:00:12.417Z","updated_at":"2026-01-10T00:00:12.417Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/17918.json"},{"id":9950,"given":"Meixia","family":"Du","created_at":"2022-02-21T23:00:10.206Z","updated_at":"2022-02-21T23:00:10.206Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/9950.json"},{"id":12116,"given":"Juanjuan","family":"Ma","created_at":"2023-07-25T22:00:16.370Z","updated_at":"2023-07-25T22:00:16.370Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/12116.json"},{"id":12247,"given":"Kaiqing","family":"Mo","created_at":"2023-08-09T22:00:16.380Z","updated_at":"2023-08-09T22:00:16.380Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/12247.json"},{"id":17919,"given":"Shuwei","family":"Pang","created_at":"2026-01-10T00:00:12.448Z","updated_at":"2026-01-10T00:00:12.448Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/17919.json"},{"id":12117,"given":"Lanzhen","family":"Xu","created_at":"2023-07-25T22:00:16.388Z","updated_at":"2023-07-25T22:00:16.388Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/12117.json"},{"id":17920,"given":"Tiangang","family":"Lei","created_at":"2026-01-10T00:00:12.465Z","updated_at":"2026-01-10T00:00:12.465Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/17920.json"},{"id":9955,"given":"Yongrui","family":"He","created_at":"2022-02-21T23:00:10.264Z","updated_at":"2022-02-21T23:00:10.264Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/9955.json"},{"id":8231,"given":"Xiuping","family":"Zou","created_at":"2021-03-18T08:44:14.728Z","updated_at":"2021-03-18T08:44:14.728Z","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/authors/8231.json"}],"names":[{"id":1,"name":"Liberibacter asiaticus","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/names/1.json","uri":"https://seqco.de/i:1"},{"id":10973,"name":"Liberibacter","url":"https://api.seqco.de/v1/names/10973.json","uri":"https://seqco.de/i:10973"}],"subjects":[]}