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ArticleThe Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology2025

In silico prediction method for plant Nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat- and pathogen effector interactions.

Alicia Fick, Jacobus Lukas Marthinus Fick, Velushka Swart, Noëlani van den Berg

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Article in The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  2. Precision Editing of NLRS Improves Effector Recognition for Enhanced Disease Resistance.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  3. Deciphering the Molecular Interplay Between RXLR-EncodedInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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Alicia FickDepartment of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.ORCID 0009-0002-7455-0411
Jacobus Lukas Marthinus FickDepartment of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.
Velushka SwartDepartment of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.
Noëlani van den BergDepartment of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.

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Hans Merensky Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plant Nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLR) proteins play a crucial role in effector recognition and activation of Effector triggered immunity following pathogen infection. Genome sequencing advancements have led to the identification of a myriad of NLRs in numerous agriculturally important plant species. However, deciphering which NLRs recognize specific pathogen effectors remains challenging. Predicting NLR-effector interactions in silico will provide a more targeted approach for experimental validation, critical for elucidating function, and advancing our understanding of NLR-triggered immunity. In this study, NLR-effector protein complex structures were predicted using AlphaFold2-Multimer for all experimentally validated NLR-effector interactions reported in literature. Binding affinities- and energies were predicted using 97 machine learning models from Area-Affinity. We show that AlphaFold2-Multimer predicted structures have acceptable accuracy and can be used to investigate NLR-effector interactions in silico. Binding affinities for 58 NLR-effector complexes ranged between -8.5 and -10.6 log(K), and binding energies between -11.8 and -14.4 kcal/mol

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Host-Pathogen InteractionsNLR ProteinsPlant ProteinsPlantsComputer SimulationLeucine-Rich Repeat ProteinsMachine LearningPlant DiseasesPlant ImmunityProtein BindingLeucine-Rich Repeat ProteinsNLR ProteinsPlant Proteinseffectoreffector triggered immunityNLR–effector interactionsNucleotide‐binding leucine‐rich repeatplant–pathogen interactionstechnical advance

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PMID40304719
PMCPMC12042882

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