Latest preprint reviews

  1. The penetration ring is a novel infection structure formed by the penetration peg for invading plant cell membrane in rice blast fungus

    This article has 11 authors:
    1. Wenqin Fang
    2. Xiaoyu Zai
    3. Jia Chen
    4. Yakubu Saddeeq Abubakar
    5. Qiuqiu Wu
    6. Zhenyu Fang
    7. Xiuwei Huang
    8. Xiang Gan
    9. Daniel J Ebbole
    10. Zonghua Wang
    11. Wenhui Zheng
    This article has been curated by 1 group:
    • Curated by eLife

      eLife Assessment

      This valuable study provides strong evidence for the development of a penetration ring during Magnaporthe oryzae infection and, supported by knockout and expression studies, shows that Ppe1 is involved in the virulence of the fungus. Although the authors demonstrated the close association of Ppe1 with the host plasma membrane, the work fell short in providing direct evidence for its role at the host-pathogen interface and the precise molecular function of the penetration ring. Therefore, the study presented strong structural and phenotypic characterization but remains incomplete regarding mechanistic insights of Ppe1.

    Reviewed by eLife

    This article has 6 evaluationsAppears in 1 listLatest version Latest activity
  2. Phylogeny of Cortical‐Hippocampal Projections Reveals Selective Elimination of Input From Sensory Regions

    This article has 5 authors:
    1. Daniel Reznik
    2. Piotr Majka
    3. Marcello G. P. Rosa
    4. Menno P. Witter
    5. Christian F. Doeller
    This article has been curated by 1 group:
    • Curated by eLife

      eLife Assessment

      This valuable work discusses the phylogenetic conservation of the hippocampal region and primary sensory cortical regions in mammalian species. The authors propose that species-specific differences in behavior and mnemonic functions may be due to differences in cortico-hippocampal connectivity patterns. However, the manuscript, in its present form, is speculative, and the strength of evidence for this proposition is incomplete.

      [Editors’ note: the final version of this work has been published in the journal Hippocampus (https://doi.org/10.1002/hipo.70119)]

    Reviewed by eLife

    This article has 3 evaluationsAppears in 1 listLatest version Latest activity
Newer Page 239 of 869 Older