The Monocot-Specific Receptor-like Kinase SDS2 Controls Cell Death and Immunity in Rice (Cell Host & Microbe)

Plant cell death and immunity must be strictly controlled. Fan et al. show that the monocot-specific RLK SDS2 phosphorylates the E3 ligase SPL11 to positively regulate cell death and immunity. SDS2 also interacts with the receptor-like cytoplasmic kinases RLCK118 and RLCK176 to regulate immunity via the NADPH oxidase OsRbohB.