Stripe rust fungus subverts wheat phase separation–mediated immunity to promote infection

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Number 8, February 2026.
SignificanceLiquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) orchestrates effective plant immune responses against pathogens, but how pathogens disrupt host LLPS to facilitate invasion remains unclear. Here we found that Puccinia striiformiseffector Hasp170…