Recent Research on the Interaction between Plant and Pathogen
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Plant Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2025 | Viewed by 8046
Special Issue Editor
Interests: plant virus; plant molecular pharming; plant methanol; methanol-inducible genes; plant-virus interaction; pectin methylesterase; plasmodesmata; intercellular transport; tobacco mosic virus
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plants are continuously attacked by numerous pathogens of different natures—viruses, bacteria, fungi, etc. In response to this invasion, plants activate a complex immune system and launch various local and systemic defense reactions. During co-evolution, pathogens acquire the ability to exploit these processes for their benefit, hijacking cellular signaling pathways and overcoming plant defense. In this “arms race”, the plant also adjusts its immune system and evolves to gain new features to enable successful resistance to pathogens. However, there are examples when plant response to different stresses results in enhanced protection against one type of pathogen (e.g., bacteria) but increased sensitivity and creation of favorable conditions for the others (e.g., viral pathogens). The identification of the novel factors and regulatory pathways involved in this finely tuned and sophisticated interplay between plants and pathogens reveals new targets for the development of approaches for crop protection and the prevention of infection. The understanding of molecular mechanisms underlying plant–pathogen interaction and plant resistance/susceptibility to the pathogen expands our fundamental knowledge and opens perspectives for a reduction in economic losses caused by diseases of agricultural plants.
This Special Issue is open for the submission of original research papers, reviews, and perspective articles covering different aspects of plant–pathogen interactions with a focus on (but not limited to) molecular mechanisms of viral and bacterial infections and the ways the pathogens hijacking plant cell to exploit plant defence reactions for their own benefit.
Dr. Tatiana V. Komarova
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Molecular Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. There is an Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal. For details about the APC please see here. Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- biotic stress
- plant–virus interactions
- intercellular communication
- plasmodesmata
- callose
- plant pathogen resistance
- plant defense
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.