International Society for Molecular
Plant-Microbe Interactions

IS-MPMInet is the premier online resource for the most up-to-date information about the society and significant research on molecular genetics and molecular biology.

June MPMI Now Online!
About this month's cover: The cereal powdery mildew fungus Blumeria graminis is thought to control plant immunity with effector proteins that target the host cell. In successful infections, the fungus establishes haustoria, feeding structures within the plant’s epidermal cells. The plant cells can be colonized by many haustoria simultaneously and remain alive (top panel). The development of B. graminis (here on barley) follows a determinate course: formation of appressoria, a penetration peg, and a haustorial initial, visible 48 h after inoculation (bottom, left). Once the first fully formed haustorium begins functioning, it feeds the colony, which then expands on the epidermis (bottom, right). For the article by Pliego et al., see page 633.

Call for Papers! Be Included in the Translational Research MPMI Focus Issue
This special issue of Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (MPMI) will bring extra attention to scientists who are making advancements in this critically important area.

Always accepting submissions...

Copyright by the
International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions